Human Rights

Country Situations: New Zealand Position

New Zealand monitors human rights developments in countries around the world. Where appropriate, we make our views known to the authorities concerned, on a bilateral or multilateral basis. Increasingly, we are also assisting bilaterally and regionally with human rights capacity building, usually through NZAID. Assistance can be provided within the ambit of NZAID's bilateral country programmes, or through regional programmes such as the Pacific Programme for Strengthening Governance. Examples of assistance include studies undertaken in the Pacific by NZ Human Rights Commission, in conjunction with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and the NZ Law Commission; and support for the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

Recent New Zealand Statements on Country Situations

• Human Rights Council: Special Session on Sri Lanka: New Zealand Statement, 29 May 2009
• Human Rights Council (Eighth Special Session): Democratic Republic of Congo: New Zealand statement, 28 Nov 2008
• UNGA 63: Third Committee: The situation of human rights in Myanmar: Statement by Nicola Hill, NZ Representative, 21 Nov 2008
• UNGA 63: Third Committee: Human Rights: Statement by NZ Permanent Representative, HE Rosemary Banks, 28 Oct 2008
• Joint statement on Zimbabwe by the Governments of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, 10 Oct 2008
• Human Rights Council: 8th session: Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council's attention: New Zealand statement, 6 June 2008
• Human Rights Council: 8th session: Item 4: Follow-up to Special Session on Myanmar: New Zealand statement, 6 June 2008
• Human Rights Council: 8th session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers: Statement by New Zealand and Australia, 2 June 2008
• Human Rights Council: 7th Session: Item 10: Technical Assistance and Capacity: General Debate, 26 March 2008
• Human Rights Council: 7th session: New Zealand intervention in the interactive dialogue on the report of the independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Somalia, 20 March 2008
• Human Rights Council: 7th session: NZ statement on Sudan, 17 March 2008
• Human Rights Council: 7th Session: Item 4: Human Rights situations that require the Council's attention: General debate, 13 March 2008
• Human Rights Council: 7th Session: Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights Annual Report, 7 March 2008
• Human Rights Council: Sixth Session: NZ statement on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, 11 December 2007
• Human Rights Council: Sixth Session: NZ statement on the report of the Group of Experts on Darfur, 11 December 2007
• Human Rights Council: Sixth Session: NZ response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights' update to the Council, 11 December 2007
• UNGA 62: Third Committee: Item 70(c) Human Rights Situations: the situation of human rights in Myanmar - Statement by NZ representative Janet Lowe, 20 November 2007
• CANZ statement on Zimbabwe, 10 Oct 2008
• Human Rights Council: Fifth Special Session: Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, Mr Nik Kiddle, New Zealand Acting Permanent Representative, 2 October 2007
• Human Rights Council Sixth Session: New Zealand statement: Item 8: General Debate, 26 September 2007
• Human Rights Council Sixth Session: New Zealand statement: Item 4: Human Rights Situations that require the Council's attention, 24 September 2007

 

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