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- UN urges our Government to protect the rights of intersex children
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- Commission pleased to see equal pay legislation go back to the drawing board
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- Employers offered family violence model policy
- Race Relations Commissioners and Conciliators mark significant anniversary
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- Equality at work is improving but at a glacial pace
- All kiwi homes are vulnerable, if property rights aren’t better protected says Commission
- Cyber-bullying Bill passes second reading in parliament
- Paid Parental Leave increase announcement welcomed by Commission
- New Zealand examined by the UN’s CEDAW Committee
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- Dr Apirana Mahuika (1939 – 2015)
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- Commission launches first Business and Human Rights Forum
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- UN women’s rights committee calls for new strategy on violence against women and a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Family Court
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- Commission urges New Zealanders to look to civil defence experts for earthquake guidance
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- Study reveals Kiwis need to celebrate contribution of seniors
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- Commission mourns the passing of Erima Henare
- Newsletter: Free speech, workplace family violence, the UN committee on women’s rights, Equality at Work in 2018
- Concern for those held in aged care facilities without consent
- Applications open for funding to attend Indigenous Rights meetings
- Race hate incident apology welcomed
- Taika’s challenge to Kiwis to Give Nothing to Racism takes out top honours
- Human Rights Commission backs red zone property offer
- Intolerant religious speeches are not welcome here - Dame Susan Devoy
- Nationwide tour for #DoubleTheQuota announced
- Following the Ancestors
- Nationhood to Neighbourhood Garden Party Photo Gallery
- Commission raises concerns for elderly New Zealanders in secure dementia units and psychogeriatric facilities
- David Rutherford: New Zealand's chance to get a disaster recovery right
- Commission pays tribute to tireless human rights campaigner Joan Macdonald
- Christina Noble – Fighting For Children's Rights
- This is Aotearoa New Zealand: Get used to it - Dame Susan Devoy
- Focusing on the rights of women and girls in the Pacific
- Historic step forward for gender equality with implementation of Pay Equity Recommendations
- Let quake outcasts move on says Chief Human Rights Commissioner
- Businesses and workplaces encouraged to adopt policies that address family violence
- People who speak out against hatred are everyday heroes
- Human Rights Commission releases Suffrage 125 video
- September Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Raising the Bar: Women in Law and Business
- New Zealand children must be safe at school: without exception
- Intelligence and Security Bill good effort, but scrutiny needed
- Freedom of expression underpins NZ way of life
- Family Violence Policies in workplaces must be supported by legislation, Commission says
- EEO Commissioner comment on Equal Pay Amendment Bill
- Newly drawn Domestic Violence Victims Protection Bill welcomed
- Commission supports call for independent inquiry into the abuse of New Zealanders in state care
- Countering Terrorist Fighters Bill needs amending to better protect human rights
- Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie: A woman of incredible mana
- NZ Mainstream media can do better
- Commission expresses concern over KiwiSaver investment reports
- Race relations is a DIY Job: Do it yourself Mate!
- Human Rights Commission welcomes changes to Funded Family Care
- Leave No One Behind: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016
- Joining together to get ahead of bullying
- Wairarapa kids break largest haka record
- Paula Tesoriero: Pacific culture is New Zealand’s culture, so let’s treat it that way
- An open letter to all New Zealanders from Paula Tesoriero, Disability Rights Commissioner
- Appointment of two new Commissioners for the Human Rights Commission
- Open disability forum to be held in Wellington this month
- HRC submission on end of life matters
- Dr Jackie Blue's speech at the Muslims at work in New Zealand Summit
- Human rights in action: a bit of wood, some goodwill - and free cocktails
- Commission welcomes youth justice age raise
- Paula's Pānui October
- There's another side to homelessness
- UN report says NZ must improve in many areas
- An Open Letter to Paul Henry on Feminism
- Citizens Advocacy Service
- EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue: Address to the Pay Equity Forum
- Autism Awareness Day
- Cannes and Documentary Edge film festivals: giving faces to the faceless
- Commission calls for cross party accord on housing
- If you use racism to try to win on the sports field you've already lost
- Challenges for Women in the Employment Process - EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue
- Commission congratulates Louise Nicholas ANZAC of the Year
- 'Massive Hikoi' welcomed by Human Rights Commission
- Serious Concerns about human rights and the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill
- Increasing the refugee quota is humanity in action
- MPs announce cross-party working group on LGBTI rights
- Homelessness part and parcel of Christchurch social crisis
- "Courageous Conversations”
- We must get some guts, we must increase our refugee quota
- Kiwi teens would benefit from Documentary Edge - Jackie Blue
- Human Rights Commission pays tribute to Lecretia Seales
- Harry Potter and the covenant of hope
- Enray, poverty and the sustainable development goals.
- NZ Human Rights National Plan of Action
- Harry Potter and the demise of orphanages
- New Zealanders urged to share the peace and welcome refugees
- Tūrangawaewae
- March Tūrangawaewae
- New Zealand’s human rights progress available online
- Tracking Equality at Work 2015
- An interview with Disability Issues Minister, Nicky Wagner
- An interview with Children’s Commissioner Russell Wills
- Remembering Erima Henare
- Tracking Equality at Work research released
- UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Commission continues to urge Government to act reasonably, consistently and with dignity
- Employment outcomes for women worse than for men
- People with disabilities deserve a fair go at work
- Online tool to monitor human rights in New Zealand launched today
- HRC to monitor Harmful Digital Communications Act
- EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue's address to the CTU Women's Conference
- EEO Commissioner welcomes intent of Employment Standards Bill
- Protecting the Balance: Trust, Confidence, Privacy and Intelligence
- The incorporation of the ‘gender diverse’ classification by Statistics NZ praised
- Ever wondered what 'Privilege' is?
- Indigenous Rights under the spotlight at the United Nations
- Try Harder Minister – Gender Stocktake reveals some ministers have a lot of work to do
- Human Rights Commission welcomes Government moves to respond better to family and sexual violence
- EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue address to the Selwyn Supporters Coalition
- Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy speech at the Auckland City Community Development & Safety Committee Forum
- Empathy in the face of diversity: The 2015 Diversity Forum
- Indigenous Rights Commissioner Karen Johansen's address at the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference
- Game changers and sporting special moments
- EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue's address to Shakti on their 20th Anniversary
- HRC congratulates Multicultural New Zealand on milestone report
- Commissioner Richard Tankersley: Our journey is ongoing
- Commonly Mispronounced Te Reo Māori Place Names
- Commission welcomes Children’s Commissioner’s CYFS review
- Kiwis urged to show Everyday Empathy for Everyday People
- Listen to peace advocate Gill Hicks on Radio NZ
- A petition to remember the NZ Land Wars
- One in five
- The State of Care
- 7/7/2005 – 10 years on
- September Tūrangawaewae
- HRC welcomes leadership on discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment
- Community News: 'Volunteer Opportunity: Forced Migration Outreach Group'
- Public Meeting: NZ’s report under the ICERD
- Māori Language Awards 2015
- Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2015
- Human Rights Commission congratulates White Camellia Award Winners
- Kiwi kids celebrate Peace through art
- Human Rights Commission condemns dumping of disabled taxi passenger
- Erin Gough: My accessible journey
- Community News: University of Canterbury launched earthquake scholarships
- Community News: Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence Survey
- Community News: Auckland Refugee Council Inc. AGM 10th October
- Community News: Refugee Research Symposium 2015
- Commission calls for an increase in Kiribati residency quota
- Kiwis with concerns about immigration detention centres should contact Australian HRC
- New Zealand 12th best country for older person wellbeing
- Torture Prevention Ambassadors report on promising projects
- HRC urges action over growing gender pay gap
- Community News: Invitation for Local Settlement Network Meeting
- Mental Health Awareness Week
- Maori Women's Welfare League's enduring legacy
- Gill Hicks: Mad For Peace
- Employers urged to plan for their employees mental wellbeing
- Support for Blue Print call for a stand-alone agency
- Concern over the handling of the Sutton complaint
- Violence costs women, children and the New Zealand economy
- Growing Gender Pay Gap a Concern
- Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue: Challenges and achievements since Beijing 1995
- Dr Jackie Blue: Caring Counts and Beyond
- Governments must protect their citizens but not at the expense of their rights
- Tribunal decision significant for SMEs
- Banks lead the way on gender equality in the workplace
- Fair travel for support workers removes an existing injustice
- Employers need to plan and benefit from our ageing workforce
- Human Rights Commission welcomes pay equity milestone
- Human Rights Commission urges violent Kiwis to have the courage to change
- Employment Standards Legislation Bill still leaves loopholes
- Meet Julia, Sesame Street's first autistic character
- 180th anniversary of New Zealand's declaration of independence
- Disability Rights Commissioner calls for law change
- UN releases intersex fact sheet
- Kiwis urged to give each other a fair go
- Submission to the Education and Science Committee Inquiry (4/11/15)
- ‘Leave no-one behind’ essential in emergency response
- All Kiwis have a right to an opinion including Korean ones
- New campaign urges Christchurch people to welcome migrants with a smile
- UPDATE: New Zealanders in Australian detention centres, and Australia’s UPR
- A roadmap to gender equality urgent
- Muslim New Zealanders stand alongside victims of terrorism in peace, solidarity and humanity
- Community News: Shanti Niwas launches emergency housing project
- Be included and include all on 3 Dec
- Make Peace A Verb - Human Rights Commission praises Auckland medical student
- Community News: Help make New Zealand more accessible
- A Message to New Zealanders: Christmas is still on
- When speaking out changes lives #ItsNotOK
- Reasonable Accommodation Guide focussing on persons with disabilities released
- Emma Watson Gives A Powerful Speech at U.N. About Gender Inequality
- Dr Jackie Blue: HeForShe Speech Nov 27th
- Me aro ki te hā o Hine-ahu-one – Pay heed to the mana of women
- Gender equality a human right we must all fight for
- Commission welcomes state sector human resource survey
- Turning the Tide
- Susan Devoy: your celebrations - your choice
- Statement: disability centre mass shooting in California
- Disability and invisibility: celebration and achievement, or a journey into detention
- Inclusion matters – on the playing field too!
- The International Day of Persons with Disabilities – so – what’s all the fuss about?
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2015: A Wrap-up
- Paul Gibson: Building Global Foundations for New Attitudes to Including Disabled People
- Assisted Dying: The human rights debate
- Violence against women and children a major problem for NZ
- Housing project includes houses catering for disabled
- My name is Lemlem Meketaw Azanaw
- Community News: Supported Decision Making Hui
- Step it up for Gender Equality - International Women's Day 2016
- NZ Defence Force joins Global Gender Equity pledge welcomed
- Human Rights Commission calls for urgent reform of New Zealand adoption laws
- Security Review Report - well judged, proportionate
- New Zealand’s human rights record faces review by UN Committee
- The right to work in just conditions is a human right
- Survey’s questions about Maori New Zealanders biased
- NZ Defence Force commended for challenging its own culture
- HRC Submission On The TPPA
- Good Employer Review of Crown Entities Update Is Now Live
- David Rutherford's Statement To The UN Human Rights Committee
- World Down Syndrome Day: Recognising Value In All Lives
- Susan Devoy: Race relations a talk worth having
- Race Relations Day: it's always a good time to talk race relations
- Community News: Urgent request - Prams for new refugees!
- Dr Jackie Blue attends CSW60
- Community News: Auckland Celebrates Race Relations Day
- UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples Is Now Open
- Looking Out For International Students: Don't Be A Bystander
- Facebook Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Help Blind People 'See' Images
- God Defend New Zealand is about standing up for each other – Race Unity Speech Winner
- Jackie Blue: Clark and Trudeau great role models in pushing equality
- We have failed our disabled children: time for bold action
- All New Zealand children have a right to attend their local school
- Anzac Day – a time to take a stand against hatred: Susan Devoy
- David Rutherford: Why we need to honour our ANZAC legacy
- Anzac Day: Leanne Pooley Discusses Her Boundary-Pushing Gallipoli Documentary, '25 April'
- Why what FIFA does is about more than just Football
- Dame Susan Devoy: We have a choice on how our media reflects society
- Commissioner commends RACS on 'Let’s Operate with Respect' campaign
- New Plymouth Mayor on the right side of history
- Calls for voices in support of greater Maori representation growing
- Human Rights Commission dealing with Whaleoil cartoon
- Commissioner welcomes Gender Stocktake figures
- New bullying prevention hub welcomed
- Human rights implications in Substance Addiction Bill
- Commission welcomes $46m of support for sexual violence victims
- David Rutherford: Website a huge step in stopping bullying
- Community News: Celebrate Turban Day (28 May 2016)
- National Refugee Resettlement Forum 2016
- Samoan a language of the future
- Susan Devoy's Africa Day 2016 Speech
- Event: Ethnic Communities Engagement Summit
- HRC welcomes NZ sporting codes commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Open minds & doors for disabled Kiwis
- Bullying Free NZ Week
- Government announces $46m to support victims of sexual violence
- The power of the media and everyday New Zealanders
- Rainbow Tick accreditation progressing well
- Business and Human Rights
- Gender Stocktake Report
- When a kerb is more than a kerb
- Substance Addiction Bill
- The OPCAT and what it can do for aged care in New Zealand
- June Tūrangawaewae
- HRC leads review into seclusion and restraint practices
- Recommendations welcomed, signals the start of real change in addressing pay equity
- Intersex Roundtable Report and Project
- Diversity forum sees launch of That’s Us campaign
- Red Zone Report
- Forums prove to be a strong UNDRIP conversation starter
- Commission holds public consultation meetings to discuss key issues facing New Zealand
- Commission launches videos to encourage organisations to adopt a family violence policy
- New campaign manager starts at commission
- One Week in Bangkok
- Love Rugby Respect Women
- Online human rights education and training resources being developed
- December Tūrangawaewae
- Ko ngā rangatahi o Aotearoa kei te ārahi i a tātau
- He hui angitū hei kōkiri i ngā tika tangata a Ngāi Māori
- Human Rights Commission welcomes New Zealand PM’s position on marriage equality
- Clear and agreed plan needed to address child poverty numbers
- Affirmative action needed to address trends impacting public sector workforce
- Better systems needed to address worker exploitation in New Zealand
- Race Relations Commissioner thanks young woman for speaking out
- What's it like to be intersex?
- Holly Carrington: the importance of having a family violence policy in the workplace
- Dr Jackie Blue: "Family violence is a human rights issue."
- It's time our workplaces step up to help deal with family violence
- Why Kiwi businesses should have a family violence policy
- Radio New Zealand interview: Dr. Jackie Blue
- 2017 UN Holocaust Remembrance Day: Speech by Dame Susan Devoy
- Race Relations Commissioner: Stand up to hatred - Not in our New Zealand
- Community News: Call for applications - 2017 Senior Indigenous Fellow
- Further adjustments to Education Amendment Bill needed for students with disabilities
- Commission welcomes historic conviction quashing announcement
- Commission asks Kiwis to demand independent inquiry into the abuse of New Zealanders in state care
- E Kore Ano: Never Again
- Call for applications for OHCHR
- Big Gay Out 2017 - Ending HIV
- We need to collect hate crime data
- Promised Land - an LGBTQI+ children's book based on diversity
- Commission welcomes new stand-down periods for rogue recruiters
- PM's refusal to meet to discuss the abuse of New Zealanders held in state care deeply disappointing
- Frame Works: Walkable art trail to raise money for asylum seekers
- Report reveals high price Kiwi mothers pay to care
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner endorses Ombudsman’s hard-hitting OPCAT report on Restraint in Prisons
- Commission open letter calls for inquiry in to the abuse of thousands while under state care
- E karanga ana te reta puare a te Kōmihana kia uiuitia te tūkinotanga o te manomano tāngata i ngā whakahaere manaaki o te Kāwanatanga
- Dame Susan Devoy: State child care may explain why so many Maori are in prison
- Dr Jackie Blue at CSW 61
- Commission welcomes historic conviction quashing announcement
- Further adjustments to Education Amendment Bill needed for students with disabilities
- March 2017 Turangawaewae
- Dame Susan Devoy responds to media over Auckland University European Students Association
- NZFMC and RMCs Race Relations Day Celebration Events 2017
- Palmerston North Youth Workshop - 11 March 2017
- Ponsonby Pride Parade 2017
- Urgent and deliberate action needed to combat biases that contribute to the gender pay gap
- Project seeks to empower young women to close the $600k gap
- Commission welcomes unanimous support of Domestic Violence Victims Protection Bill
- Race Relations Commissioner concerned at recent attacks
- Race Relations Commissioner pays tribute to the Kiwis behind a series of events to celebrate Race Relations Day .
- Human Rights Commission urges Kiwis to stand up for each other
- Submission on the Oranga Tamariki Amendment Bill published
- Stand up for each other - Support, Record, Report
- New Zealand's first Anti Racism campaign reaches more than 2 million people
- Equal Pay Amendment Bill strong contribution to pay equity discussion
- That’s Us - Race Relations Day, celebrating Wellington's diversity
- Community News: Gender Equality in New Zealand - Making It Happen
- Community News: Pursuing Justice for Victims of State Abuse
- 2016 annual Monitoring places of Detention report released
- Human Rights Commission not advocating change to hate speech laws
- Why Never Again must mean Never Again – Dr Judith Aitken
- Community News: Invitation to enter the Diversity Awards
- New Zealand Human Rights Commission applauds historic pay equity settlement
- Community News: Ninety Kiwi artists create walkable art trail to raise money for asylum seekers
- Independent report highlights urgent need for action on seclusion and restraint practices
- Focus on what journalists write not their ethnicity
- Community News: Unseen & Unspoken
- Fourth International Intersex Forum
- State sector board representation of women to be congratulated
- Human Rights Commission commends the NZX on positive moves to increase diversity
- State of Care report demonstrates need for alternatives in Oranga Tamariki residences
- IDAHOT puts violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI community front and centre
- A pink shirt today says we can stop children bullying
- Court of Appeal affirms ability to determine Declaration of Inconsistency with Bill of Rights Act
- Disability team to travel to UN for international conference
- Expert’s report on New Zealand’s seclusion and restraint practices causes stir
- Draft Bill to bring protection to the workplace for victims of domestic violence
- Sports star support for former refugees
- Online Human Rights Education
- Human Rights and the Treaty
- Race Relations Day 2017
- More work on putting UNDRIP into action needed
- He mahi anō me mahi e whakatinanatia ai te UNDRIP
- Give Nothing To Racism
- The RCSA's letter to Susan Devoy: "Real New Zealand Recruiters Say NO to Racism"
- World Refugee Day 2017: take the time to listen to the story of a refugee
- Justice for state abuse survivors: 6 July 2017
- Truth and reconciliation for state abuse survivors is the right thing to do
- Erin Goes to New York
- Commission welcomes guidance for companies to help them close gender pay gap
- New Zealanders with intellectual disabilities faced systemic abuse in state care
- Human Rights Commission welcomes new Disability Rights Commissioner
- Dr Jackie Blue: Ensuring gender equality through quotas
- October Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- NGOs brief diplomats on human rights challenges in New Zealand
- Human Rights Commission welcomes Law Commission report on abortion law reform
- Farewell to Dr Jackie Blue
- Commission celebrates 30 years of Homosexual Law Reform Act
- Organisations are invited to participate is New Zealand’s 3rd Review under the UPR
- Leveraging procurement to protect human rights
- Human Rights Commission welcomes Supreme Court judgment
- Human Rights Commission welcomes Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions
- Human Rights in New Zealand 2010
- Human Rights Commission calls for new body to ensure pay transparency
- November Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Having a voice: A conversation with Robert Martin
- New accessibility work programme important step in breaking down barriers
- Transformational change needed to reform our Education system
- Paula Tesoriero: Human rights declaration as relevant as ever at 70
- Rebekah Armstrong: What the Australian Modern Slavery Act will mean for big Kiwi businesses
- Grace Millane’s death reminds us of the violence so many women in New Zealand face
- New Zealand needs to take a human-rights based approach
- Pacific women paid lowest in New Zealand’s Public Service
- Breach of human rights highlights need for right to privacy protections
- December Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Paula's Pānui - December 2018
- What is the Universal Periodic Review, and why is it important for New Zealand?
- Why it matters that New Zealand could receive its first LGBTI+ recommendation before the UPR
- Human rights and well-being need to be at the centre of Government’s reform agenda
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner urges Government to treat poverty as a human rights issue
- "It is imperative we do not lack conviction" — Chief Commissioner
- 17 recommendations from the United Nations Universal Periodic Review on disability
- Ombudsman’s investigations will ensure the voices of people with learning disabilities are heard
- Young people with disabilities
- Our people, our cultures, our languages - O tātou iwi, ō tātou ahurea, ō tātou reo
- Government seeks feedback on Universal Periodic Review Recommendations
- Karanina Sumeo: It's time to end the secrecy over unequal pay
- “We condemn violence and hatred of any sort and join the rest of new Zealand in deep sorrow for those affected by these awful events."
- Paul Hunt: We must give nothing to racism and Islamophobia
- Race Relations Day a chance to remember the victims and survivors of Christchurch attacks
- Multiculturalism and diversity is us
- New research scrutinises New Zealand’s largest pay rise for women
- Tackling racism, islamophobia and hate in New Zealand
- Putting indigenous rights into action in Aotearoa
- Senior United Nations official visits Christchurch in the wake of the Mosque attacks
- Human Rights Commission supports business leaders’ stand against racism
- United Nations Indigenous Rights Experts to visit New Zealand
- Karanina Sumeo on the need for an independent pay transparency agency
- Special permanent resident visas will help families realise their hopes of New Zealand as a safe place to live
- April Newsletter
- Disappointment at lack of pay transparency mechanism in Equal Pay Amendment Bill
- The dangers of ‘one of us’: The Chief Human Rights Commissioner on othering
- Accessibility photo library launches to drive change
- Wāhine Kākano to inspire young women leaders
- Human rights critical to delivering on the Budget’s wellbeing promises
- May Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Human Rights Commission appoints new Chief Executive
- Commission issues 2004 – 2012 hate crime summary
- UN members urged to end violence against disabled women and girls
- Please share your views on our strategic focus
- Human Rights Commission achieves DVFREE Tick from Shine
- You're invited to a hui on disability rights
- Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand – Where Have We Got To?
- Paul Hunt: The Human Right to a Decent Home
- New guide for making a complaint about sexual harassment released
- New Zealand needs to address serious economic and social human rights issues
- Changes to Funded Family Care are positive but more needed — Disability Rights Commissioner
- Cartoon challenges “ableist” attitudes towards disabled young people
- Commission welcomes new Race Relations Commissioner
- United Nations Indigenous Experts release report on New Zealand
- "Climate change is a human rights issue" — Human Rights Commission
- Why New Zealand needs Pay Transparency
- Annual report on Monitoring Places of Detention released
- Human Rights Commissioners visit Ihumātao
- Learning Support Action Plan is a step towards inclusive education – Disability Rights Commissioner
- Disability Pride Week is back for 2019!
- July Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Latest National Plan of Action report released
- Karanina Sumeo: Speaking te reo Māori will help us understand history
- Human Rights Commission backs Waitangi Tribunal call to allow prisoner voting
- Paul Hunt: Climate change is a human rights issue
- The End of Life Choice Bill doesn’t protect against coercion – Paula Tesoriero, Disability Rights Commissioner
- Human rights approach can help in resolving Ihumātao dispute
- Women share ‘heart-breaking’ stories of pay discrimination
- Assistive Technology from a Disability Rights Perspective
- We must uphold the rights of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Statement on Religious Diversity launched
- Karanina Sumeo: Gender and ethnic pay gaps need addressing
- Race Relations Commission relieved racist ‘Family link’ policy removed
- Upcoming regional workshops on inclusive education
- Auckland Office closed 23rd of October
- Event: Access to STEM Education and Infrastructure Careers for Women and Girls in New Zealand
- Tolerating school bullying is accommodating it – Meng Foon
- October Newsletter
- Human Rights Commission statement to Abuse in Care Inquiry
- Tomorrow's Schools Reforms a step forward for inclusion
- More than 50,000 working households in New Zealand live in poverty
- Disabled people’s creativity can help tackle social problems
- Paul Hunt: The best kept secret in New Zealand - a decent home is your right
- Resource on hate speech legal framework published
- Latest Annual Report
- December Newsletter
- Saunoamaali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo: Action needed to help our nation's working poor
- Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero shares priorities for 2020.
- January Newsletter
- Scrutiny of NZ’s human rights record is coming here, and we should welcome it
- Press Conference of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms. Leilani Farha
- Visit of the United Nations independent human rights expert on housing
- Wellington and Auckland office closed
- New Zealand: housing crisis requires bold human rights response, says UN expert
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner welcomes findings from UN independent housing expert
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner criticises double standard in the public sector reform bill
- Human rights for the public service – but what about the rest of us?
- ‘Access to government services is a human right’ – Chief Human Rights Commissioner
- Parliament Petitioned to Take Australian Human Rights Abuses to UN
- Visit of the United Nations expert on the rights of older persons
- Education and Training Bill submission
- Tricia Keelan joins Commission as Pou Ārahi/Deputy Chief Executive
- How employers can benefit from transparency: EEO Commissioner
- February Tūrangawaewae Newsletter
- Race Relations Commissioner condemns Shane Jones’ comments against Indian communities
- Enshrine disabled children’s rights to an inclusive education
- Race Relations Day provides an opportunity for all of us to come together
- Event: Gender and Economic Equality for Women in New Zealand: Progress and Challenges
- New Zealanders Detained in Australia Call For NZ Government Action
- UN Expert calls for human rights action for older persons
- Disability Rights Commissioner welcomes findings from UN independent expert on older persons
- Christchurch Mosque Massacres – One year commemoration
- Human Rights Commission steps to manage effect of COVID-19
- Women’s Rights Commissioner welcomes law decriminalising abortion
- Structural reforms for children are yet to materialise into improved outcomes says Disability Rights Commissioner
- Closing our Auckland and Wellington offices to the public until further notice
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt tested positive for COVID 19
- COVID-19: Human Rights and Duties to the Community
- Employers urged to act in good faith during COVID-19 crisis
- A letter to all New Zealanders from the Commissioners of the Human Rights Commission on our response to COVID-19
- Human Rights Checklist for disaster preparedness, prevention, and recovery responses
- Concerns about rights of people in detention during response to COVID-19
- Value the support workers
- Unsafe at home? Reach out for help says Women’s Rights Commissioner
- Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon and the Human Rights Commission acknowledge the passing of Dr Huirangi Eruera Waikerepuru
- Speaking to the Environment Committee on the Urban Development Bill
- Inspection of secure aged care facilities welcomed by Chief Commissioner
- Access to healthcare for terminal and acute patients must be safeguarded
- Questions to ask of residential facilities caring for your loved ones
- Human rights and Te Tiriti need to be part of COVID-19 response
- Meng Foon: Covid-19 coronavirus fear no excuse for racism
- Large number of human rights enquiries and complaints related to COVID-19
- Tune in to the Race Unity Speech Awards, 11-17 May
- Human Rights Commission deeply concerned about COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill
- Under Level 2 of the COVID-19 response our offices will continue to be closed
- Submission on the 'Accessible Streets' rules package
- Independent oversight to ensure the rights of disabled people are upheld during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Shovel ready projects must help build an inclusive society
- Teacher Aides’ pay rise helps value educating disabled students
- Value and respect your workers to help rebuild economy – EEO Commissioner
- Government needs to strengthen its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights in COVID-19 response
- Let’s rebuild to make a more inclusive world
- Human Rights Commission warmly welcomes Disability Rights Commissioner’s re-appointment
- Auditor-General review findings of failings in PPE distribution is no surprise, says Disability Rights Commissioner.
- Human Rights Commission issues report on “rainbow” human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Latest report on torture finds persistent issues in places of detention
- Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has offered his condolences to the family of Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt
- Fast-Track Consenting Bill needs to change to address entrenched discrimination and inequities says EEO Commissioner
- New human rights data show New Zealand is falling short
- Human Rights Commission welcomes NZ co-hosting FIFA’s women’s world cup (FWWC) 2023
- Disabled Young People and Life in Lockdown COVID19
- Disability rights report highlights systemic inequities and opportunities for real change
- Condolences go to our friends and colleagues at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
- New research reveals large number of Kiwis are experiencing unequal pay
- New Foreign Nationals Package Inadequate
- New data on sexual orientation and gender identity will ensure healthcare, education and workplaces can better serve rainbow communities
- Government must listen to Muslim community about the Attack on Christchurch Mosques
- Fresh calls for national plan to address family violence
- Racism is no joke campaign launched to fight racism against Asian New Zealanders
- New campaign says ‘give no voice to racism’
- Education and training bill change on physical restraint a win for disability advocacy
- New law explicitly affirms human rights of public officials – but silent on the human rights of everyone else
- Commission welcomes Bill to end Female Genital Mutilation
- Human Rights Commission welcomes repeal of offensive Part 4A law
- COVID-19 recovery must not leave women behind says EEO Commissioner
- Recognising Māori Resilience
- Te Kāhui Tika Tangata takes another step to becoming a Te Tiriti-based organisation
- Paula Tesoriero: Think before you shop
- Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and Level 3 our offices will be closed
- 10 tips as we head into Covid-19 Alert levels 2 and 3 today
- Kramer's Story
- Meng Foon: No time for racial discrimination during Auckland lockdown
- New anti-racism movements represent unique conditions for change says Lisa Lawrence
- Eliana’s fight to be herself
- Drop in income for Kiwis worrying – EEO Commissioner
- New data shows COVID recovery needs to focus on disabled people
- Opening our eyes to autism through self-awareness
- How dangerous are COVID-19 stereotypes
- Response to the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy: First Monitoring Report
- Disability Pride Week is back for 2020
- Waimirirangi Ormsby walks the talk by bringing whakapapa to life
- Dementia and Human Rights
- Embrace Diverse Thinking - to give a fair go for all
- Re-imagining human rights for New Zealand
- New Government urged to keep its human rights and Te Tiriti promises
- Human rights can reduce working poverty post COVID-19
- New Guidelines aim to advance human right to a decent home
- Poor health outcomes data for disabled New Zealanders linked to years of unmet need
- Human Rights Commission Welcomes Calls For Transformation Of Oranga Tamariki
- Let’s be defined by our collective response to the terrorist attack
- Being racist comes with huge consequences
- Congratulations to Stuff for looking frankly at racism - Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon
- Staying together in building back better
- Human Rights Commission launches inquiry into “discriminatory” Pacific pay gap
- Royal Commission on Christchurch terrorist attacks: Human Rights Commission supports recommendations for major institutional changes
- Paradigm shift away from seclusion and restraint is needed says new report
- Resolution of Ihumātao deadlock welcomed
- Crisis looms for Santa in inaccessible New Zealand
- An 'all society' approach is needed to address conditions that led to March 15
- Disability Rights Commissioner's end of year message
- Latest annual report released
- Human Rights Commission closed from 24th to 5th
- Human Rights Commission calls for inquiry into Waikeria protest
- Anniversary of United Nations Committee against Torture Decision
- Excluding workers from accessing sick leave is discriminatory
- The growing issue of antisemitism in New Zealand
- Constitutional transformation needed to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- COVID-19 fueling discrimination against Tangata Whenua and Chinese communities
- Human Rights Commission calls for removal of discriminatory barriers in local government
- Social cohesion requires an all of society approach
- Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and Level 3 our offices will be closed
- International Women’s Day 2021: An opportunity for global action to make justice fair, accessible and safer for women
- Karanina Sumeo: Women in prisons deserve human rights
- Christchurch masjidain terrorist attack – two year commemoration
- More help needed for victims of terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain
- Disabled people need to be key in Government’s new public housing plans
- Migrant New Zealanders experience fear, loss of culture and identity due to racism
- Invitation to attend introductory webinar on Universal Periodic Review mid-term reporting
- Transparency needed on temporary suspension of travel
- Health and Disability Review announcements welcomed
- Māori Health Authority welcomed by Human Rights Commission
- New Gender, Sex, and Variations of Sex Characteristics statistical standard is positive step forward
- Duty to educate all New Zealanders about relationships, responsibilities and rights
- Human Rights Commission urges regular review of travel restrictions and assistance for overseas New Zealanders
- Report confirms concerns about housing for disabled people
- Launch of teacher-focused ‘Unteach Racism’ campaign
- More needed to address poverty for disabled children says Commissioner
- Praise for human rights and Te Tiriti focus in 2021 Budget
- Israel, Gaza and New Zealand’s communities
- Disability Rights Commissioner Welcomes Court Ruling Affirming Disability Rights
- Nothing to fear: Why the Human Rights Commission is backing He Puapua
- Meng Foon: Police body cameras will expose any racism
- Government apology needed for Dawn Raids
- Auditor General’s review of Joint Venture Report into Family and Sexual Violence welcomed
- New data shows high rates of violence experienced by disabled people
- Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission supports affected whānau call for ‘They are us’ film to not go ahead
- UN calls attention to the positive role of the right to a decent home in tackling New Zealand’s housing crisis
- Offices will be closed under alert level 2
- New survey shows attitudes towards discrimination and denigration in media changing
- Latest human rights data finds little improvement in New Zealand’s standing
- Commission encourages people to engage in the Justice Ministry’s hate speech consultation
- Countering misinformation report welcomed by Chief Commissioner
- Response to criticism over koha
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- Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions announce collaboration with FIFA for Women’s World Cup 2023
- Survivors of abuse and indignities must be at the heart of approach needed to address family and sexual violence
- HRC to play a role in law banning conversion practices
- Successive governments responsible for massive breaches of the right to a decent home
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- Human Rights Commission says “Te reo Māori is a right”
- Meng Foon: In times of crisis we need to look deeply in the mirror
- Health inequity concerns raised by Race Relations Commissioner
- Your chance to comment on Aotearoa’s human rights record
- Report Says Human Rights Breaches for People with FASD
- Why pay transparency is crucial to empower vulnerable workers – EEO Commissioner
- Government failing human rights promises for housing / health care and protection, research says
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