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Human Rights in New Zealand2010
Priorities for Action
Chief Commissioner Rosslyn NoonanHuman Rights Commission - New Zealand/Aotearoa
Diversity ForumChristchurch Convention Centre - Sunday, 22 August 2010
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Human rights are
“at the core ofevery major challenge
facing humanity”.
(UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1998)
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Identify 3 issues:
• Important to you today
• Impact on your:–family– local community–New Zealand
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Human rights in New Zealand2004
Civil & Political, Economic, Social & Cultural
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Human rights in New Zealand2004
Underpin our expectations about life,
education, health and work,
about our personal security,
equal opportunity and fair treatment,
about our ability to have a say in our system of
government. Mana ki te Tangata / NZ Action Plan for Human Rights 2005
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Human rights in New Zealand2004
Most pressing issues:• poverty and abuse – children and young people• barriers disabled people• vulnerability to abuse people in detention &
institutional care • entrenched inequalities Māori & Pacific
peoples• place of the Treaty of Waitangi
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Human Rights inNew Zealand Today 2010
• Building on the 2004 Review• Updating chapters• Adding new areas of focus• Consulting widely
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Human rights in NZ2010
• International human rights framework• Equality and freedom from
discrimination• Children & young people• Democratic rights• Life, liberty & security of the person
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Human rights in New Zealand2010
• Freedom of opinion & expression• Freedom of religion & belief
(incorporating Internet rights & responsibilities)• Justice• Rights of people detained• Right to asylum
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Human rights in NZ2010
• Adequate standard of living• Health / Education / Work• Rights of migrants & their families• Human rights & race relations
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Human rights in NZ2010
New chapters• Human rights & the Treaty of Waitangi• Rights of women• Sexual orientation & gender identity• Adequate standard of living: social security• Right to the environment / right to water
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Priority areas for action
Keep New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements under reviewStrengthen Parliament’s human rights responsibilitiesFully incorporate ratified human rights standards in domestic legislationPromote substantive equality
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Priority areas for action
Treaty of Waitangi
Children & young people
Disabled people
People in detention
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Priority areas for action
Freedom of religion & belief
Right to asylum
Migrants & their families
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Priority areas for action:race relations
DiscriminationSafetyParticipationEducationInter-cultural programmesNational languages policy
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Health
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Work
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Contacts
www.hrc.co.nz
Infoline 0800 496 877
(toll free)[email protected]
TTY (teletypewriter)0800 150 111