Maori children are being denied their basic human rights, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres said. The Maori Affairs Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the wellbeing of Maori children. Mr de Bres this morning told the committee Maori children had basic rights to be free from discrimination, for their language and culture to Read more
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Human Rights Commission opposes asylum seekers law changes
Friday, June 29th, 2012The Human Rights Commission are opposing a proposed new law making it mandatory to detain asylum seekers as a way to deter “mass arrivals” and people-smugglers, saying it’s discriminatory. New Zealand’s race relations commissioner Joris de Bres told MPs that detaining asylum seekers under the Immigration Amendment Bill would unfairly prosecute them and breach their Read more
NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the New Zealand media has a problem with the way it covers race relations issues. He was speaking about the recent CloseUp debate between John Ansell and Hone Harawira. Mr de Bres says it is typical of New Zealand media to give plenty of coverage to controversial figures Read more