Yesterday, We Became Less of a Democracy
Yesterday, when Benjamin Doyle was forced from Parliament by sustained death threats and harassment, Aotearoa failed a fundamental test of democratic resilience.
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Letter to Paul Goldsmith re the Law Commission's R150 - Ia Tangata.
Rights Aotearoa writes to you in response to correspondence you have received today from the Free Speech Union (FSU) NZ concerning the Law Commission’s recent report, Ia Tangata. Rights Aotearoa strongly supports the Commission’s recommendations to amend the Human Rights Act 1993.
Rights Aotearoa Media Release: Law Commission report marks significant progress for the human rights of people who are transgender, people who are non-binary, and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.
Rights Aotearoa welcomes Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission's report Ia Tangata as a significant step forward in securing legal protections for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary, and people with innate variations of sex characteristics in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Countering Hate Speech Aotearoa Submission to the Law Commission's Ia Tangata Project
A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary, and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.
SUBMISSION TO THE FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2025
From Rights Aotearoa
Our (expanded) oral Submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
Oral Submission Opposing Academic Freedom and Institutional Neutrality Provisions That We Didn't Get to Give to the Committee
A public apology, the standards I’m adopting going forward, and an update on progressing justice against RNZ for Alex.
I’m writing to apologise unreservedly to the trans community and their allies.
In a recent email to the CEO of RNZ, my clumsy wording accidentally implied that gender could have possibly contributed to the tragic death of a young man. That was certainly not my intent, and I am saying sorry.