This document summarizes the Chief Commissioner's speech on human rights priorities in New Zealand. It discusses updating the 2010 human rights review to include new areas like the Treaty of Waitangi, rights of women, and sexual orientation/gender identity. Key priority areas for action include strengthening protections for children and young people, disabled people, and those in detention. The review also aims to fully incorporate international human rights standards domestically and promote substantive equality, especially regarding race relations, health, work, and the Treaty of Waitangi.

1. Human Rights in New Zealand2010Priorities for Action Chief Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan Human Rights Commission - New Zealand/Aotearoa Diversity Forum Christchurch Convention Centre - Sunday, 22 August 2010

2. Human rights are “at the core ofevery major challengefacing humanity”. (UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1998)

3. Identify 3 issues: Important to you today Impact on your: family local community New Zealand

4. Human rights in NewZealand2004 Civil & Political, Economic, Social & Cultural

5. Human rights in NewZealand2004 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

6. Human rights in NewZealand2004 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

8. Human Rights inNew Zealand Today 2010 Building on the 2004 Review Updating chapters Adding new areas of focus Consulting widely

9. Human rights in NZ2010 International human rights framework Equality and freedom from discrimination Children & young people Democratic rights Life, liberty & security of the person

10. 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

11. Human rights in NZ2010 Adequate standard of living Health / Education / Work Rights of migrants & their families Human rights & race relations

12. 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

13. Priority areas for action Keep New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements under review Strengthen Parliament’s human rights responsibilities Fully incorporate ratified human rights standards in domestic legislation Promote substantive equality

14. Priority areas for action Treaty of Waitangi Children & young people Disabled people People in detention

15. Priority areas for action Freedom of religion & belief Right to asylum Migrants & their families

16. Priority areas for action:race relations Discrimination Safety Participation Education Inter-cultural programmes National languages policy

17. Health

18. Work

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