From left: Chief Commissioner Paul Hunt, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo and Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon. Strategic Objectives The Commission’s work programmes, projects and activities are directed at the realisation of a safe, equitable society that is free from inequality and discrimination. We strive to create a peaceful society where everyone is included and where everyone’s human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. We protect people’s dignity and human rights by providing an accessible, effective avenue for complaints about discrimination to be heard and resolved and by encouraging increased observation of human rights obligations. Our 2019/20 to 2022/23 Statement of Intent outcomes are: • A safe, harmonious, equitable society • The human rights of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand are respected, protected and fulfilled. Our strategic impacts are: • Our communities are free from inequality and discrimination • Government, decision makers and the New Zealand public understand, uphold and respect human rights. Our Strategic Plan 2019-2023 provides a roadmap for our priorities and focus on: • Reducing poverty • Popularising human rights • Inclusion, equality and belonging • Reducing violence and abuse • Organisational excellence. Underpinning these strategic priorities is our active commitment to being a Te Tiriti based organisation and a human rights exemplar. 4 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2019/20