New Zealand Family Court - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:12:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg New Zealand Family Court - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Family Court 'unsafe' and 'brutal': UN human rights committee calls for inquiry https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/07/25/nz-family-court-un-human-rights-royal-commission/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:54:50 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=149663 In the face of accusations that the Family Court system is "broken" and "brutal", the Government has rejected pleas for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the court system by advocates who say urgent reform is needed. Their view is backed by a United Nations women's rights committee which, in 2018, recommended that New Zealand Read more

Family Court ‘unsafe' and ‘brutal': UN human rights committee calls for inquiry... Read more]]> In the face of accusations that the Family Court system is "broken" and "brutal", the Government has rejected pleas for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the court system by advocates who say urgent reform is needed.

Their view is backed by a United Nations women's rights committee which, in 2018, recommended that New Zealand establish a commission of inquiry and asked for a progress report by 2020.

The 23-strong UN committee overseeing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) treaty wanted New Zealand to address "the root causes of the drawbacks for women, the obstruction of justice for women and the hindrances to their safety inherent in the family court system". Read more

Family Court ‘unsafe' and ‘brutal': UN human rights committee calls for inquiry]]> 149663 Stalemate: New Zealand rejects UN over Family Court review https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/03/29/new-zealand-un-family-court-review-2/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:52:08 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=135083 New Zealand has again refused to instigate a Royal Commission on the Family Court, bringing New Zealand and the United Nations' women's rights committee to a stalemate. Since 2018, domestic violence advocacy groups have been publicly calling on the Government to take an in-depth look at the culture of the court, arguing it is unsafe Read more

Stalemate: New Zealand rejects UN over Family Court review... Read more]]> New Zealand has again refused to instigate a Royal Commission on the Family Court, bringing New Zealand and the United Nations' women's rights committee to a stalemate.

Since 2018, domestic violence advocacy groups have been publicly calling on the Government to take an in-depth look at the culture of the court, arguing it is unsafe for women and children.

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) backed that call in its periodic review, saying there were "drawbacks" and an obstruction of justice inherent in the Family Court system. Read more

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