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

• Decent work on the agenda.• Working for Families.• Income related state housing.• Access to primary health care.• Social report.• Taskforce on violence – funding of NGOs.• Cultural equity.• Wider recognition of disabilities issues eg sign language.• Signing and ratification (pending) of Convention on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities.• Prostitution Law Reform Act – puts human rights at heart of protection of sexworkers.• LGBT gains.• More public discussion on human rights – New Zealand Action Plan on HumanRights – 15,000 people consulted.• Changes to New Zealand curriculum on human rights education.• Establishment of NZ superannuation scheme• International human rights framework and monitoring and establishment of UNHuman Rights Council.• Improvement of women representation on public sector boards.A number of priority actions were also identified including:• Review of settlement.• Ratification of core ILO Conventions/better compliance – 138 and 183.• Rights of indigenous peoples.• No review of S59 legislation.• Sign the DRIP.• Benefits benchmarked to average wage as for national superannuation.• Preventative rather than punitive approach to justice.• Ratification of UN Convention Against Corruption.• Universal national superannuation (women’s status) – need to ensureachievements are not lost.• Right to financial education as part of school curriculum.• Remove Disparities in ACC rules - “natural disability”.• Developing fair trade agreements – make human rights a central component.• Reducing children.• Announcement of support for the DRIP at General Assembly Opening 2008.• Government to monitor human rights performance of NZ companies overseas.• New Zealand Government keeps up with developments in human rights law.• ILO/UN Migrant Workers Conventions on right of sex workers.• Restorative justice extension.• Improve education on human rights – as stipulated under Article 42.• Human rights framework in public policy setting/monitoring• Income inequalities – ethnicity.• Ratify Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.• End enforced treatment/detention.• Accessibility of information.• Inclusive education for all.• Business New Zealand position on ILO Conventions.• Youth justice.• Monitoring of cultural equity.9