Human Rights

New Zealand’s Periodic Reports to the Human Rights Treaty Bodies

Core Document forming part of the Reports of States Parties: New Zealand

NZ's Core Report [external link to the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights]

 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

New Zealand's 5th periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [PDF 502KB]

Prepared by the Ministry of Justice, and submitted to the Human Rights Committee in December 2007, this report covers the period from January 1997 to December 2007.

 

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

New Zealand's 2nd periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [external link to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights website]

This report was considered by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in May 2003. It covers mainly the period July 1990 to December 1997, but also seeks to cover various subsequent changes in trends, policy and legislation to mid-1999. The next periodic report is due in June 2008. 

 

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

NZ Presentation to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 31 July 2007

New Zealand's 15th-17th periodic reports under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [external link to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights website]

The report covers the period 1 January 2000 to 22 December 2005. The report was considered by the Committee in July/August 2007. The 18th-20th periodic report is due in December 2011.

Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)

New Zealand's 5th periodic report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The report covers the period 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2007. The report was considered by the Committee Against Torture on 1 May 2009.

• Committee Against Torture hears response of New Zealand, 4 May 2009
• Committee Against Torture examines NZ's 5th periodic report - press releasee by Justice Minister Simon Power, 4 May 2009
• Committee Against Torture begins review of Report of New Zealand, 1 May 2009

 

Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

New Zealand's 6th periodic report under the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

This was prepared by the Ministry of Women's Affairs and considered by the Committee in August 2007.  The report covers the period March 2002 to March 2006.  The 7th periodic report is due in February 2010.

 

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

New Zealand’s 2nd report under the Convention on the Rights of the Child [external link to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights website]

Prepared by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, this was considered by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in March 2003.   The 3rd and 4th periodic report was submitted to the Committee in November 2008.

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (CRC-OP-AC)

New Zealand's Initial report

The report was considered by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in September 2003.

All other reports are available on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Database. top of page