New Zealand Human Rights Report Released

New Zealand’s human rights achievements and priorities for the future were reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in New Zealand’s first National Universal Periodic Review Report released in April 2009.

The review aims to improve human rights in all countries and highlight human rights violations when they occur.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) requires each of the 192 UN member states to report on their human rights records every four years. States report on their human rights achievements during that period and set key priorities for the future. The report highlighted addressing violence within families and its impact on women and children as one of 7 key priorities for the New Zealand government to address looking forwards.

The full report is available at:http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Foreign-Relations/1-Global-Issues/Human-Rights/U...