Submission of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission to the 18 th session of the Human Rights Council;
New Zealand’s Second Universal Periodic Review.
Consideration of New Zealand’s initial report under Article 35 of the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Response to List of issues
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata (Commission) is an
independent national human rights institution with ‘A’ status accreditation. It derives its statutory
mandate from the Human Rights Act 1993.
Contact Person:
Janet Anderson – Bidois
Michael J V White
Manager LRM
Senior Legal and Policy Analyst
janetab@hrc.co.nz
michaelw@hrc.co.nz
22 August 2014
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