Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism 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 all children is nurtured and realised. All people are safe from physical and psychological harm and all forms of racism are eliminated. We recommend that the government takes the following actions: • include specific mechanisms in the Plan that either require or incentivise government, community organisations and the private sector to take anti-racist action to uphold all of the rights contained in the International Bill of Rights (to which New Zealand has committed). This could include: o requiring organisations to report on their anti-racist activities o mandating ethnic pay gap assessments and reporting findings o o o 5. Transnational nature of racism strengthening hate speech laws and complaints pathways identifying and implementing the ways in which government procurement can support anti-racism o strengthening regulation of media and social media spaces o ensuring policy is co–designed with impacted communities o • expanding health and safety obligations to include cultural safety and the psycho-social harm caused by racism 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 disinformation to shape the public agenda and fan racial hatred, and social media is held accountable for the harm it causes. We recommend that the government takes the following actions: • launch an inquiry into the transnational influence of overseas’ organisations on public discourse in Aotearoa, with a view to regulating their participation where possible. This includes both multinational social media companies and political organisations who have funded and enabled violent and racist actionidentify, adequately resource and widely publicise, including via community engagement, pathways to report racism, access support and receive just outcomes as a result. • explore ways to encourage diversity in the media and strengthen regulation to combat racism. This could include: o New Zealand Human Rights Commission greater investment in media representing the voices of diverse communities o requirements for training on racism o stronger regulation of content that displays or encourages racism. 85