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We are working hard to assist the Government, monitor the decisions made to keep people healthy and safe to assess their compliance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights.
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We works across New Zealand to increase human rights standards in law, policy and practice. As New Zealand’s national human rights institution we work for a free, fair, safe and just New Zealand, where diversity is valued and human dignity and rights are respected.
We are working hard to assist the Government, monitor the decisions made to keep people healthy and safe to assess their compliance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights.
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We all have the right to be treated fairly, with respect and to be free from unwelcome racial discrimination.
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We all have the right to an adequate standard of living so everyone can live a life of dignity and freedom.
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All women have a right to be free from discrimination.
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We provide information and advocacy for disabled people and their families. Learn about human rights as they relate to children and adults with disabilities, and people with mental illness.
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We work with tangata whenua to promote the human rights of indigenous people through information, forums and events.
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Human rights were first expressed in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Countries who sign up to international human rights treaties must include the rights in their own laws.
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Human rights matter to all businesses. We work to protect human rights by providing guidance and advice for businesses.
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We advocate for the fair treatment of all members of the LGBTQI+ community. Learn about your rights across different domains and how to address discrimination.
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Learn about human rights in New Zealand through our learning modules.
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The Commission is actively working through a range of processes including the Independent Monitoring Mechanism to align New Zealand with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
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As digital technology continues to become further integrated into our everyday lives at an ever-increasing rate presenting a number of human rights challenges. The Human Rights Commission works on the human rights implications of digital technology, the right to privacy and how data is used.
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World Leaders have committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.
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Find more about our work on intelligence and security, human rights and water, human rights education, and human rights and climate change.
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How we work
Under the Human Rights Act 1993 the Human Rights Commission has the following functions to fulfil its responsibilities;
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