122.21
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate the process of ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2021
122.155
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Work to combat discrimination against vulnerable children, including Māori and Pasifika children, children belonging to ethnic minorities, refugee and migrant children and children with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Disability rights
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Rights of the Child
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2021
122.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Redouble efforts in addressing human trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
122.100
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Progress with efforts in addressing disparities in mental health and improve services for vulnerable groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to health
- Date modified
- Feb 25, 2021
122.129
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures to investigate and punish gender-based violence, especially by guaranteeing the right to access to justice for women and girls
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Feb 17, 2021
122.194
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that asylum seekers have the right to regular review of their detention status and have adequate access to lawyers, their families, health providers and support groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Detention
- Justice
- Migrants
- Date modified
- Feb 11, 2021
122.35
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt an appropriate procedure so that, in the future, any law or legislative reform is subject to a prior analysis of its impact on human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Aug 26, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to structured, organised and regular engagement with civil society to discuss follow-up to 2nd cycle UPR recommendations.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- UPR process
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to upholding the rule of law and promoting access to justice for all New Zealanders.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Justice
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to increasing Maori participation in the police force.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to improving in three priority areas: greater economic independence for women, more women in leadership positions, and improving women's safety from violence.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
This statement of support affirmed New Zealand's commitment to the common objectives of the Declaration and the Treaty of Waitangi, which continues to form the basis of the relationship between Maori and the Government.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is committed to identifying and addressing gaps in information to better understand the causes of inequality.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Other
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
New Zealand is fully committed to combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and remains supportive and actively engaged in global efforts to that end.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government is committed to addressing this overrepresentation [of Maori in the prison population] through the "Drivers of Crime" initiative. Priority areas for action include: increasing at-risk communities' uptake of maternity and early parenting support, addressing conduct and behaviour issues through education and health services, reducing harm from alcohol, and improving access to interventions for offenders to reduce reoffending and escalation.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 18 - January 2014
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Detention
- Indigenous peoples
- Date modified
- May 8, 2020
122.11
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all necessary steps to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate the process of acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.14
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate steps towards acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.29
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take the necessary steps so as to render economic, social and cultural rights justiciable in the domestic courts in line with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Justice
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.36
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the necessary measures to provide the Human Rights Review Tribunal with the necessary resources for its proper functioning
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide the New Zealand Human Rights Commission with sufficient financial and human resources to carry out its work
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.41
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures aimed at combating discrimination against different groups in a situation of vulnerability, investigating and punishing the perpetrators of such acts
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.42
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve anti-discrimination legislation for ensuring protection of the rights of the ethnic minorities, including Māori and Pasifika communities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.43
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen its efforts to fight discrimination, including by enhancing institutional capacity to systematically document, investigate and prosecute any racially motivated crimes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.46
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a comprehensive national strategy to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, including racial and religious hatred
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.47
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Investigate all acts of racial discrimination and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and sanctioned
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.50
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take strong measures to eliminate discrimination against women and discrimination based on gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.54
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Encourage adopting climate change related planning and management strategies including conducting nationwide assessment of climate change risks
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Environment and human rights
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.57
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote the role of its private sector by developing and adopting a national action plan to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- International instruments
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020
122.58
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 32 - January 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt appropriate regulations, including through a business and human rights plan, to ensure that the response of the private sector to eventual disasters, and especially that of insurance companies, is respectful of New Zealand’s human rights commitments
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- Environment and human rights
- Date modified
- Mar 12, 2020