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OUR HUMAN RIGHTS WORK

​In addition to Europe’s Jewish population, many other groups and minorities were brutally discriminated against and murdered in the Holocaust – notably, people with a disability, queer communities, the Roma and Sinti populations and Communist sympathisers.
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Our Human Rights work and advocacy recognises and honours the importance of standing up for a diversity of human rights - including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disability, age and religious freedom.
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Our human rights activity and advocacy includes:

Partnering with relevant organisations on human rights topics and events;
such as the New Zealand Jewish Council on antisemitism and human rights and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission for UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorative events remembering all victims of the Nazi Third Reich and reaffirming commitment to educating against genocide.
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​Writing submissions on human rights topics.
 
  •  HCNZ worked on submitting to the Human Rights Commission on its work on racism and the Classifications Office on classifying the Oslo Manifesto, in 2021. 
  • Making submissions to relevant Parliamentary Select Committees on specific pieces of legislation.


Making public/media statements on human rights issues directly relevant to HCNZ’s purpose and focus – both regionally and nationally.
Holocaust Centre of NZ (HCNZ) Calls on PM Ardern to Press Australia on Manus Refugees


​We apply human rights lessons to our broader educational programmes.

We host national and international speakers and seminars on human rights issues.

"Our nation will be a better place for all our diverse communities when racist slurs and jokes are unacceptable, when refugee communities are welcomed, and when cultural and religious differences are accepted and embraced. Our national response to Covid-19 has demanded that we all step up and do the right thing by each other. 
​By harnessing that sense of social responsibility, we have an opportunity to create a more compassionate, inclusive society, where everyone, no matter where they come from, is treated with respect and humanity" 
Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy (2016-2021)  speaking at UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2021

Dame Patsy Address, UNIHRD 2021

#Upstander Outreach Programme
Our #Upstander initiative is focused on helping New Zealand children who have been subject to bullying and/or harassment, be it online, at school, or elsewhere, to feel safe to tell their stories, and to empower all students to practically help peers when they witness bullying and discrimination. 

This is an education outreach programme that we can deliver at your school.

Aims of the programme include
  • Greater respect for differences, embracing diversity, and helping others to see the strength in unity in diversity rather than letting differences divide.
  • Enable students to stand against gossip.
  • Enable students to identify injustice, and hate speech, and counter 'it's just a joke' mentality
  • Empowering students to support their peers, such as  making an effort to introduce new students around.
  • Students will gain tools to help peers who are experiencing discrimination.
  • Enable students to be confident in sharing their experiences in a safe environment

For more information on the #Upstander programme for your school please contact Kris Clancy, Education Director educdirector@holocaustcentre.org.nz

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Here is a short clip from our panel discussion, 'Disability Rights: Historic and contemporary views'. (March 13, 2019, at the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington)

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​80 Webb Street, Te Aro
Wellington, 6011
New Zealand
04 801 9480

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Tuesday: 10am - 1pm
Wednesday: 10am - 1pm
Thursday: 10am - 1pm
Friday: 10am - 1pm
Saturday: closed  (&
 some Public & Jewish Holidays )
Sunday: 10am - 1pm
​(10am -  4pm last Sunday of each month)
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80 Webb Street
Te Aro
Wellington, 6011
New Zealand
04 801 9480
info@holocaustcentre.org.nz

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HOURS:

Monday: 10am - 1pm
Tuesday: 10am - 1pm
Wednesday: 10am - 1pm
Thursday: 10am - 1pm
Friday: 10am - 1pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 10am - 1pm

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