New Zealand's National Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report ...

- Remove the final sentence of para 1 as the Special Representativeexpresses his appreciation to all responses received- Description of the use of firearms and other weapons in training camps hasnot yet been established, as the matter is currently before the courts –insert word ‘alleged’.• Rod Alley: will there be anything on the possibility of the courts issuing declarationsof inconsistency, and the courts’ reluctance to do so?• Ced Simpson: broaden this section to include the Immigration Bill. This sectionseems to be about the challenges of NZ meeting its international obligations andensuring its security – can we look to give it broader scope to reflect this?• Stuart Beresford: we could look at the title of the section, introducing the idea ofsecurity, given that the Bill is about crime more generally, not just counter-terrorism.Section Five: Priorities• Bill Hamilton: the first priority is ongoing and long-term. What about including moreshort-term priorities for protection given the current economic pressures (eg:housing, food, work)?• Susan Biggs: ‘Priorities’ should have an explanation of what they mean and howthey intended to be achieved (especially the first one).• Rae Julian: concern that there is no mention of the impact of violence on women,particularly given that a large section of the report is about them, and becausewomen are more likely to be disadvantaged in the current economic climate. Couldwe get rid of the first priority and make it more specific, and frame it as wanting torealise women’s potential?• Ced Simpson: it would be useful to know what the government has in mind forexplaining its priorities to the NZ public.17Concluding commentsMOJ and MFAT thanked participants for their open comments, noting that the pointsraised have been extremely useful. Submissions on the report would be welcomed. MFATwill report comments provided on the draft report back to Ministers.