Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama 4. Upholding human rights Every person is treated with dignity and their human rights respected. All people are able to flourish and the potential of children is nurtured and realised. All people are safe from physical and psychological harm and all forms of racism are eliminated We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • • 5. Transnational Nature of Racism include specific mechanisms in the Plan that either require or incentivise government, community and private sector organisations to take anti-racist action to uphold all the rights contained in the International Bill of Rights (to which New Zealand has committed). This could include:iii o requiring organisations to report on their anti-racist activities o mandating ethnic pay gap assessments and reporting findings o expanding health and safety obligations to include cultural safety and the psycho-social harm caused by racism o strengthening hate speech laws and complaint pathways o identifying and implementing the ways in which government procurement can support anti-racism o strengthening regulation of media and social media o ensuring policy is co–designed with impacted communities o developing a robust means of measuring racism using good quality data. identify, adequately resource and widely publicise, including via community engagement, pathways to report racism, access support and receive just outcomes as a result. A diverse media that creates a respectful public discourse, represents communities in fair, nuanced and non-stereotypical ways and holds those who perpetuate racism to account. National and international organisations are prevented from funding and spreading mis- and dis-information to shape the public agenda and fan racial hatred, and social media platforms are held accountable for harm caused. We recommend the Government takes the following actions: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata • launch an inquiry into the global influence of overseas’ organisations on public discourse in Aotearoa with a view to regulating their participation where possible. This includes multi-national social media companies and political organisations who have funded and enabled violent and racist action • explore ways to encourage diversity in the media and strengthen regulation to combat racism. This could include: o greater investment in media representing the voices of diverse communities o requirements for training on racism and its negative effects o stronger regulation of content that displays or encourages racism. 20