The Human Rights Foundation promotes and defends human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad, through research-based education and advocacy.
While we have countries that are busy building walls and strewing their borders with barbed wire, the Government has just agreed to increase its annual refugee to 1500 people starting in 2020. This is a welcome commitment and one that we should celebrate because it represents an important step in recognising our role in responding to
Abstract: Human trafficking is a global issue that has seen increased public awareness in the past 30 years. Depictions of human trafficking in the media and entertainment industry lead to an inaccurate understanding of the nature and extent of this problem. This address discusses some of the myths and inaccurate perceptions that result from these
The Government has announced it will be increasing the refugee quota to 1500 within this term. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said “we need to make sure we have the housing available – that includes social housing.” “We knew we had to do this responsibly.” The increase to 1500 refugees a year will take place from
The Human Rights Foundation’s Deborah Manning, who has advised families of people killed in police pursuits, says Māori may not be getting the same level of discretion as others when police choose to pursue a vehicle. The situation Police figures show Māori make up more than half of people warned or charged following police pursuits.
Amnesty International have launched a petition calling for an investigation into the New Zealand police’s use of private investigators Thomson and Clark: Rochelle Rees is a mother of a seven-year-old, an IT professional that drinks soy lattes and she’s pretty sure the police have been spying on her. Evidence is mounting that over the last decade
For Māori to be enjoying success as Māori, te reo needs to be everywhere and all the time, not just this week. While this Māori Language Week is quite rightly showcasing te reo Māori, there remains a substantial opportunity to increase its use by investing more into te reo Māori education. Despite all the efforts
Former New Zealander of the Year Sir Ray Avery has laid a complaint against Newsroom.co.nz under the Harmful Digital Communications Act over a series of news reports on his background, products and promises. Avery has told Netsafe, the legal agent for considering complaints under the Act, the reports have caused him serious emotional distress and amount to a
Parliament is considering sweeping changes to our 25 year-old privacy laws — but some fear they will only add to the long backlog of cases before the Human Rights Review Tribunal, Thomas Coughlan reports. The Human Rights Review Tribunal wants more resourcing before changes to New Zealand’s 1993 Privacy Act come into force. The Tribunal’s
Immigration NZ has granted Chelsea Manning a work visa to visit this country on a speaking tour. Last week Manning was granted a special direction to apply for a work visa, which she needed because she would fail the “good character” test in the Immigration Act, as she has been sentenced to a prison term of longer
It’s past time for a real rethink of the New Zealand police’s pursuits policy: An Auckland man driving a stolen car fled police at excessive speeds before crashing into a wall, injuring himself and seriously injuring a female passenger. Shortly after 3am on Wednesday, police spotted a stolen vehicle on Springs Road in East Tamaki
