HUMA N R IGH TS IN NEW Z EALA ND 20 1 0 participation and representation that reflects fairly the Poverty, entrenched inequalities and diversity of New Zealand society are barriers to the structural discrimination development of sustainable social and economic policy. Poverty, entrenched inequalities and structural discrimi- They also contribute to alienation, marginalisation and nation continue to severely limit the ability of significant ultimately conflict. numbers of young people to develop and achieve to their Thirty priority areas for action on human rights in New Zealand: SECTION FOUR – RIGHTS OF SPECIFIC GROUPS Rights of Children and Young People Rights of Disabled People United Nations 21 Ensuring that legislation reflects New Zealand’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, including Convention recognising the interests of the child, the age of criminal responsibility, on the Rights protection under the Children, Young Persons. and Their Families Act, of the Child age discrimination protections and adoption procedures obligations Participation 22 Increasing avenues for children to participate and have their views heard Measuring outcomes 23 Developing a full range of social statistics to ensure that key outcomes for disabled people are measured Implementing 24 Ensuring an integrated and co-ordinated government response to implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities the Convention with the full participation of disabled people on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rights of Women Pay and employment equity 25 Timetabling pay and employment-equity implementation with a minimum target of halving the gender pay gap by 2014 and eliminating it by 2020 26 Reducing sexual and family violence through target-setting and fully Sexual and resourcing a national programme of action family violence Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities Legal equality 27 Completing the legislative steps needed for formal legal equality, including rights to found and form a family, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity Rights of Migrants Employment 28 Addressing barriers to the employment of migrants, and ensuring that the rights of temporary, seasonal and rural workers and those on work-toresidence visas are respected Rights of Refugees Comprehensive 29 Completing a comprehensive whole-of-government resettlement strategy for convention refugees, quota refugees and family reunification strategy Rights of People Who Are Detained Mäori imprisonment 30 Committing to specific targets and timelines for reducing the disproportionate number of Mäori in prison 9