    The co-creation and co-governance of the Disability Action Plan 2014-18 which has the Safety, Autonomy and Representation of disabled people as three of its Outcomes; The ongoing development under the leadership of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Social Development of a new strategy to address the issues of family and sexual violence in New Zealand; The review of the surveillance and intelligence that the Commission requested in it 2013 report to the Prime Minister is underway and due to report in early March; and The expansion across the Justice Sector of the New Zealand Police of The Turning of The Tide strategy as advocated by the Commission and Iwi leaders. Challenges remain, however, to fully realising human rights for everyone in New Zealand. Violence and abuse and the discrimination and inequalities experienced by some New Zealanders remain the most significant human rights issues for New Zealand: 9 10  Violence, abuse and harassment continue to occur at unacceptably high levels in New Zealand, despite wide recognition of the problem and wide-ranging efforts to address it. Māori and disabled people are more likely to be victims of physical and sexual violence, and have less access to physical and psychological and judicial interventions. While there has been some good progress, the level of family and sexual violence in New Zealand is unacceptably high. New Zealand has the fifth worst child abuse record of 31 OECD countries. Most serious violence against children is family violence.  Despite the many efforts of communities and successive Governments, discrimination, social and economic exclusion and entrenched inequalities remain a reality for certain groups of people living in New Zealand. Those affected include women, children, disabled people, Māori, Pacific people, migrants and refugees, older people, and other minority groups. Poor people most notably poor Māori, Pacific people, and disabled people are the most seriously affected. This is evident in material deprivation and incarceration rates, education achievement levels, low levels of participation in work, low incomes, poor health and inadequate housing. The OECD Economic Survey on New Zealand notes:6 New Zealand has generally done well in enabling economic and social participation of its people. Yet, as in many other countries, income inequality and poverty have increased, rising housing costs have hit the poor hardest, and the 6 OECD, Economic Surveys New Zealand: Overview (June 2015) Page 6 of 93 Human Rights Commission submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to New Zealand’s 6th periodic review under the ICCPR

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