5
The Commission recommends that Committee urges the Government to take the
necessary steps to remove its reservation to Article 20(2) without delay.
6
The Commission recommends that the Committee urges the Government to commit
to amending its BORA vetting process to better protect human rights in legislative
development by:
ensuring that section 7 reports are prepared, tabled in Parliament and referred
to select committee where a Bill appears to be inconsistent with any of the rights
and freedoms contained in the BORA. In other words where there is a prima facie
inconsistency;
establishing a mechanism for Parliament to periodically review the continued
validity of any justified limitation.
The Commission urges the Committee to encourage New Zealand to continue to
mainstream human rights by:
7
d) making the requirement set out in section 7.60 of the Cabinet Manual more
explicit in requiring identification of implications in relation to international
human rights commitments and extend it to apply to all policy and legislation
(both primary and secondary);
e) taking steps to ensure that the requirements are strictly adhered to; and
f) developing
and
implementing
capacity-building
programmes
parliamentarians and civil servants across the public sector.
for
8
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to
undertake an urgent qualitative evaluation of women and girl’s experience in the
family court, with a focus on those who are experiencing family violence.
9
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to develop
in consultation with communities a dedicated programme of work to minimize
extremism and radicalisation.
10
The Commission recommends that the Committee urges the Government to ensure
that the rights of children are upheld and protected in circumstances where they, or
their family members, are subject to surveillance or other forms of intelligence or
security activity.
11
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to:
set targets to increase the representation of women in corporate governance
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Human Rights Commission submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to New Zealand’s 6th periodic review under the ICCPR