Talk of scrapping NZ's Human Rights Commission is a danger to democracy
- Written by Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Shutterstock/photoviriyaA call to abolish New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission and dismiss it as a “hard left” body forgets the role both sides of politics played in establishing the organisation. And the call comes at a time when, overseas, democracy and the right to speak out on issues are under threat.
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