Output 3: Legal interventions in courts and tribunals promote human rights
Objective
Measure
2017/18
Result
2018/19
Standard
2018/19
Result
Legal interventions to
promote human rights
Number of new legal
interventions47 the Commission
engages in related to significant
human rights matters48
3
2
Achieved
4
Output 4: Recommending, monitoring and reporting on human rights standards to
government, civil society and business
Objective
Measure
2017/18
Result
2018/19
Standard
2018/19
Result
Monitoring and analysing
progress in improving equal
employment opportunities in
New Zealand and reporting on
the outcomes
Number of Crown
entities per year
improving on their
previous compliance
rating49
Achieved
Increase from
previous year
Not Achieved
Coordination of monitoring
mechanisms and publication of
reports associated with CRPD,
OPCAT and EMRIP/UNDRIP50
Thematic report(s)
completed and published
Achieved
1 report
published
Achieved
Number of national
preventative mechanism
(NPM)51 meetings
arranged and held
Achieved
2 meetings
per year
Achieved
Number of UNDRIP, CRPD
independent monitoring
mechanism (IMM)52
meetings arranged
and held
Achieved
2 meetings of
UNDRIP IMM
held and
participation in
4 meetings of
the CRPD IMM
2 meetings
per year
Achieved
2 meetings of
UNDRIP IMM
held and
participation in
4 meetings of
the CRPD IMM
32
OPCAT NPM
Annual report
published
3 meetings held
13
OPCAT NPM
Annual Report
published
2 meetings held
48 This measure is included in the services from the Human Rights Commission’s non-departmental appropriation for Vote Justice
for 2018/19.
49 Relates to Crown entities that are progressing towards 100% compliance. Limitations: The Commission limits its analysis to what
is reported in Annual Reports of Crown entities to ensure compliance with the Crown Entities Act 2004. Any additional website
information or internal policy documents that are not reported in annual reports are not considered. This approach has been
consistent since the Commission began monitoring good-employer compliance and has been regularly communicated to chief
executives of Crown entities.
50 The Commission, reporting to United Nation treaty-monitoring and other bodies, works with government and civil society,
providing reports, advice and technical assistance in response to periodic compliance examinations.
51 The Commission’s role as National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) mandates the Commission to monitor places of detention and
produce annual reports on its activities, issues and recommendations made.
52 The Commission’s role as monitoring mechanism (IMM) mandates it to monitor and report on the Government’s performance
against the obligations in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Annual Report 2019
65