The Human Rights Foundation promotes and defends human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad, through research-based education and advocacy.
Our spies fed questions to the Central Intelligence Agency which were put to someone taken in the illegal rendition and torture programme operated by the United States’ agency, a new inquiry has found. At the time the questions were posed, the NZ Security Intelligence Service “was not aware that detainee interrogations involved torture”, according to
The “Christchurch Call” launched by Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron falls short of dealing with the scale of hatred online, new social media research says. The call to action seeks a global agreement to attempt to stop platforms like Facebook being used to promote terrorism. But content moderation alone won’t be enough, researchers behind the Digital Threats to Democracy report have
The Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand is shocked and dismayed at the news of a mass shooting at Masjid Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch. Details are still emerging, and it appears that the situation is ongoing. We have spent the last three years on a joint project with the Muslim community,
The Human Rights Foundation is calling for the late amendments to the Health and Safety Reform Bill concerning classified security information to be withdrawn to allow for public submissions and consideration of Bill of Rights issues, including by the Attorney General and by the Law Commission which already has the issue under review at the
Independence The Human Rights Foundation has told the Justice and Electoral Select Committee that it strongly opposes changes to the Human Rights Act that would require the Chief Commissioner to consult the Minister of Justice about its priorities. “It should be entirely for the Commission or the Chief Commissioner to decide whether a particular human
The Human Rights Foundation is calling for a review, involving all parties, of the Family Court processes for protecting children and women. HRF Chair Peter Hosking says today’s Newsroom report is another wake-up call for the authorities. “HRF lawyers practicing in the Family Court report similar incidents”, he says. “The Family Court has failed to
The Human Rights Foundation has told the Intelligence and Security Committee that it has major concerns regarding aspects of the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2013. Under the bill the GCSB will be entitled to keep under surveillance NZ citizens and permanent residents in certain circumstances that are not permitted at
The Human Rights Foundation has told the Government Administration Select Committee that it supports the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill. For the HRF, Geraldine Whiteford told the Select Committee that enacting the Bill will promote the health and well being of working mothers and their babies, enhance the rights
