Human Rights Commission

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The Human Rights Commission is New Zealand’s national human rights institution responsible for promoting and protecting human rights and addressing discrimination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent Crown entity ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
accreditationStatus A-status national human rights institution ⓘ
accreditedBy Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
compliesWith Paris Principles ⓘ
cooperatesWith United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
dateFormed 1977 ⓘ
focusArea LGBTIQ+ rights ⓘ
children’s rights ⓘ
civil and political rights ⓘ
disability rights ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
freedom from discrimination ⓘ
gender equality ⓘ
indigenous rights of Māori ⓘ
race relations ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Human Rights Commission (1977 body) ⓘ
Office of the Race Relations Conciliator ⓘ
fundedBy New Zealand Government ⓘ
hasPower advise Government on human rights law and policy ⓘ
conduct inquiries into systemic human rights issues ⓘ
intervene in legal proceedings on human rights issues ⓘ
provide dispute resolution for discrimination complaints ⓘ
receive complaints of unlawful discrimination ⓘ
headquartersLocation Auckland ⓘ
independence operates independently of the Government ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
legalBasis Human Rights Act 1993 ⓘ
locatedIn Wellington ⓘ
mandate address discrimination in New Zealand ⓘ
encourage harmonious relations between individuals and groups ⓘ
promote and protect human rights in New Zealand ⓘ
promote equal employment opportunities ⓘ
promote respect for human rights in New Zealand society ⓘ
oversees Chief Human Rights Commissioner ⓘ
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner ⓘ
Race Relations Commissioner ⓘ
partOf New Zealand Human Rights framework ⓘ
predecessor Human Rights Commission (1977 body) ⓘ
Office of the Race Relations Conciliator ⓘ
provides human rights education ⓘ
policy advice on human rights ⓘ
recognizedAs New Zealand’s national human rights institution ⓘ
reconstituted 1993 ⓘ
reconstitutedBy Human Rights Act 1993 ⓘ
reportsTo New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
website https://www.hrc.co.nz/ ⓘ

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New Zealand law → hasHumanRightsInstitution → Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: Human Rights Commission
New Zealand regulatory agencies → include → Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1993 → establishesBody → Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1993 → governsBody → Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1993 → enforcedBy → Human Rights Commission ⓘ
Director of Human Rights Proceedings → worksWith → Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: Human Rights Commission
Crown entity → examplesInclude → Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: Human Rights Commission