Human rights mainstreaming – human rights standards fully reflected in law, policy and practice so the human rights of people in New Zealand are protected Impact Target Impact results Greater application of human rights standards in law, policy and practice, as evidenced by incorporation of at least five Commission recommendations to use the human rights approach by duty-bearers and the NPA, setting a clear cross-sector human rights agenda for New Zealand The Commission contributed to greater application of human rights standards in law, policy and practice through: Human rights activities in communities leading to greater realisation of human rights in people’s day-to-day lives, as evidenced by at least three case studies, each showing positive change in practice or policy in communities where our community development programmes are operating, or by organisations participating in the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme At least 55 systemic changes to policy and practice recorded each year as a result of the Commission’s enquiries and complaints service Annual Report 2014 a the incorporation of Commission recommendations into law, policy or practice. This included incorporation of matters raised by the Commission in the Harmful Digital Communications Bill and the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill and the acceptance by the Government that it should not amend legislation or regulations to impose an upper age limit for pilots flying internationally (as proposed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation) b increased understanding of human rights issues in the Treasury, Iwi Leaders Forum, Statistics New Zealand and 24 Crown entities through the delivery of education programmes c the use of a more inclusive and collaborative approach by Government in the development of the Disability Action Plan 2014–18 as one of the three Independent Monitoring Mechanism Partners a Local human rights advocates undertaking 39 human rights activities as a result of being part of the Commission's community development programme. These activities resulted in positive changes in practice including the adoption of new human rights tools by providers of alternative education services and residential day care services b 252 organisations carried out 740 activities to improve race relations in New Zealand as part of the NZ Diversity Action programme. Changes in practice included increased engagement in education for refugees, more language interpreters in Canterbury in response to the increase in migrant worker numbers, and incorporation of diversity into policies of a local government agency c The Buller community creating a formal group to strengthen youth advocacy and voice in council decisions and the Wairoa community working together to become bilingual by 2020 76 systemic changes to policy and practice resulted from the Commission’s enquiries and complaints service 17