Convention Coalition Monitoring Youth Report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This report, relating to the individual experiences of disabled youth, outlines one half of the activities undertaken by The Convention Coalition in 2013, regarding The Disability…
Monitoring Human Rights in the Earthquake Recovery Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 Human rights don’t disappear the moment an earthquake, a hurricane or a tsunami strikes. We witnessed after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the earthquake in Haiti and…
A New Era in the Right to Sign Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 In 2006, after many years of lobbying by the deaf community, the New Zealand Sign Language Act was passed, making New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) an…
Convention Coalition 2013 Media Monitoring Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2013 This report on media monitoring outlines one half of the 2013 activities undertaken by the Convention Coalition in 2013. Article 8 of the Convention encourages “… all…
Race Relations in 2012 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 New Zealand’s compliance with international human rights treaties was considered by two United Nations treaty bodies in 2012 – the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural…
Inquiry into decision by Hon Shane Jones to grant citizenship to Mr Yang Liu Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 On 30 May 2012, I announced that my Office would carry out an inquiry into the decision by the former Associate Minister of Immigration, Hon Shane…
Immigrants and electoral enrolment: Do the numbers add up? (Stats NZ WP 13-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The electoral enrolment of immigrants is important for effective democracy. Electoral rolls also provide useful administrative data on the age, regional distribution, and intercensal movements of…
Making disability rights real 2011 – 2012 report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 This report reflects the information and data currently available on disabled people. The partners in the monitoring mechanism agreed to focus on certain aspects of the…
Joint thematic review of young persons in Police detention Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 This is the first joint thematic review to be conducted under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture mandate in New Zealand and looks at…
Better Information for Everyone: Disabled People's Rights in the Information Age Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 In December 2011 the Commission released The Wider Journey discussion document, which raised issues relating to the built environment, independent voting processes and access to information. The…
