OUR HUMAN RIGHTS WORK

Our human rights activity and advocacy includes:
 

• Partnering with New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission (“HRC”) on relevant activities/events (e.g. United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day)
  

• Working closely with Race Relations Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy, and her team, attending HRC events and seminars to share our knowledge and work; Dame Susan is also on the Anne Frank Exhibition Advisory Panel, working with HCNZ in bringing the exhibition to New Zealand in 2018-2020.

• Making public/media statements on human rights issues directly relevant to HCNZ’s purpose and focus – both in New Zealand and regionally: 

        -   The Rise of Neo-Nazism in Poland – An Alarming Development

       -    Holocaust Centre of NZ (HCNZ) Calls on PM Ardern to Press Australia on Manus Refugees

• Applying human rights lessons to our broader educational programmes, for example:

        -   Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/universal-declaration-human-rights
              A World Made New: Human Rights After the Holocaust
       -   https://www.facinghistory.org/universal-declaration-human-rights/world-made-new-human-rights-after-holocaust

• Hosting national and international speakers and seminars on human rights issues.
  

• Maintaining current knowledge of New Zealand and international human rights developments.
  
• Making submissions to relevant Parliamentary Select Committees on specific pieces of legislation.

Here is a short clip from last month's panel on 'Disability Rights: Historic and contemporary views'. (March 13th at the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington)