The Human Rights Foundation promotes and defends human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad, through research-based education and advocacy.
A human rights lawyer says the government has continuously let the Muslim community down and she doesn’t see that changing even with the Royal Commission into the mosque shootings. A public discussion in Auckland’s suburb of Ōtara yesterday saw academics, a lawyer and representatives of the Muslim community come together to discuss security issues after
In the wake of the racist terrorist murders in Christchurch, the government has proposed changes to New Zealand’s gun control laws. These changes will make it much harder for terrorists to acquire or build military style guns, and so help protect people and communities across Aotearoa. Submissions on these proposed law changes close at 6:00
Peter Hosking on Radio New Zealand: What surveillance they were doing of the Muslim community appeared to us to be excessive and compliant with their legal responsibilities and the human rights of people they were interviewing. Listen now
The Human Rights Foundation has released research to RNZ it says backs up its demands for an open and transparent inquiry into the security agencies and the terror attacks. The research shows the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) used informal chats and offers of payment to young men, who were not advised of their
A group of Muslim women gathered together at Starship Hospital on Sunday to support the mother there of four-year-old girl Alin Alsati, who had been shot three times in the Christchurch terror attack. As they waited for the girl to under go surgery, the conversation turned to the everyday abuse, both verbal and physical, the
The Human Rights Foundation has joined together with members of Aotearoa’s Muslim community to create a website where the Muslim community can share and record Islamophobia – the abuse they face in their daily lives: http://www.reportislamophobia.nz Created in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack on the Muslim community, this website is a place to share and
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 has published two new pamphlets: a Guide to Protecting Yourself from Harmful Activity Online and a Guide to Your Rights when Dealing with the NZSIS. We have prepared these response in response to concerns raised by people in New Zealand’s Muslim community. We are also preparing credit card sized summaries for
