scholarly journals Informing Anti-Racism Health Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Natalie Talamaivao ◽  
Gabrielle Baker ◽  
Ricci Harris ◽  
Donna Cormack ◽  
Sarah-Jane Paine
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Level ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
International Human ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Organisational Level

Racism is firmly established as a determinant of health and an underlying cause of ethnic health inequities. As an organised system, racism operates at multiple levels (including structurally and interpersonally). Racism and its many manifestations are breaches of international human rights obligations and, in the Aotearoa New Zealand context, te Tiriti o Waitangi. This article considers approaches to anti-racism in health and disability policy in the 30 years following the foundational publication Pūao-te-Ata-Tū (Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Māori Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare, 1988), which was one of the first government publications to name and call out the harmful impacts of institutional racism. The article then examines the ways in which government health and disability sector organisations have talked about and responded to racism at a national level since 1980. The results of this research urge a stronger organisational-level approach to antiracism in the health and disability system for more tangible results, requiring multi-level solutions, and transforming what is considered ‘business as usual’ in health and disability sector institutions.

scholarly journals Putting human rights at the heart of social work practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
Neil Ballantyne
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Response Format ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
International Human

This commentary was published by the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2019. ANZASW invited the author to respond to several questions on the topic of human rights. In 2019, Neil was the inaugural winner of the John Fry Memorial Supreme Award for Quality and Innovation in Social Work for his work as a Palestinian human rights defender. The article is structured in a question and response format.

Applicability of management guidelines for surfing resources in California

Shore & Beach ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Edward Atkin ◽  
Dan Reineman ◽  
Jesse Reiblich ◽  
David Revell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Surf breaks are finite, valuable, and vulnerable natural resources, that not only influence community and cultural identities, but are a source of revenue and provide a range of health benefits. Despite these values, surf breaks largely lack recognition as coastal resources and therefore the associated management measures required to maintain them. Some countries, especially those endowed with high-quality surf breaks and where the sport of surfing is accepted as mainstream, have recognized the value of surfing resources and have specific policies for their conservation. In Aotearoa New Zealand surf breaks are included within national environmental policy. Aotearoa New Zealand has recently produced Management Guidelines for Surfing Resources (MGSR), which were developed in conjunction with universities, regional authorities, not-for-profit entities, and government agencies. The MGSR provide recommendations for both consenting authorities and those wishing to undertake activities in the coastal marine area, as well as tools and techniques to aid in the management of surfing resources. While the MGSR are firmly aligned with Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and legal frameworks, much of their content is applicable to surf breaks worldwide. In the United States, there are several national-level and state-level statutes that are generally relevant to various aspects of surfing resources, but there is no law or policy that directly addresses them. This paper describes the MGSR, considers California’s existing governance frameworks, and examines the potential benefits of adapting and expanding the MGSR in this state.

scholarly journals Mental Health Inequities among Transgender People in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from the Counting Ourselves Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2862
Author(s):  
Kyle K.H. Tan ◽  
Sonja J. Ellis ◽  
Johanna M. Schmidt ◽  
Jack L. Byrne ◽  
Jaimie F. Veale
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
General Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Distress Scale

There has been little international research looking at differences in mental health across different age groups. This study examines mental health inequities between transgender people and the Aotearoa/New Zealand general population from youth to older adulthood. The 2018 Counting Ourselves survey (N = 1178) assessed participants’ mental health using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and diagnoses of depression and anxiety disorders, questions that were the same as those used in the New Zealand Health Survey. Our results showed significant mean score differences for transgender people on K10, and these differences were almost two standard deviations higher than the general population (Cohen’s d = 1.87). The effect size differences, however, decreased from youth to older adults. Regression analyses indicated trans women were less likely to report psychological distress than trans men and non-binary participants. There was an interaction effect for age and gender, with lower psychological distress scores found for younger trans women but higher scores for older trans women. The stark mental health inequities faced by transgender people, especially youth, demonstrate an urgent need to improve the mental health and wellbeing of this population by implementing inclusive institutional practices to protect them from gender minority stress.

scholarly journals Establishing An International Human Rights Clinic in the New Zealand Context

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Gledhill
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Tier System ◽  
Core Feature ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
The Usa ◽  
International Human

<p>Whilst clinical programmes are an established and core feature of legal education in the USA, and play a significant role in various other jurisdictions, they are essentially absent from New Zealand. The existence of a marked difference is itself a reason to investigate whether experiential learning should have a place in the curriculum of New Zealand’s law schools. This is done by examining briefly the growth of clinical legal education in order to illuminate its purpose; and then considering whether structural differences mean that this does not resonate as much in New Zealand. It is suggested that there are indeed some reasons for caution, in particular that there is a concern around having a two-tier system of legal provision. But it is also suggested that an international human rights clinic could surmount these reasons for caution; and a prospective design for such a programme is developed and its ability to secure the needs of students and clients is assessed.</p>

scholarly journals Māori Women, Discrimination and Paid Work: The Need for an Intersectional Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
The Political ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Political Will ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Labour Regulation

New Zealand has been at the forefront of labour regulation and views itself as a leader in the field of human rights. However, this article focuses on an area where the law is underdeveloped. It argues that the ongoing socio-economic inequality of Māori women is inconsistent with social justice, New Zealand's international human rights obligations and the Treaty of Waitangi. Improving access to paid work could help to address this, but the law does not adequately address the intersectional discrimination – discrimination on multiple grounds – that Māori women and others experience. New Zealand discrimination law, in both the human rights and employment jurisdictions, is largely comparator-based which is inherently flawed as a mechanism for addressing intersectional discrimination. Moreover, the law is poorly understood and weakly enforced. New Zealand also has limited affirmative action provisions; no quotas or targets are set with regards to improving the access to paid work of Māori women and very few New Zealand employers are required to report on matters pertaining to gender equality. The article concludes that the impact of intersectional discrimination on Māori women (and others) must be recognised and addressed and that a range of options is available to do this, if the political will were present.

scholarly journals KONSISTENSI PEMERINTAH INDONESIA DALAM POLITICAL WILL PASCA KEIKUTSERTAAN RATIFIKASI PERJANJIAN INTERNASIONAL DI BIDANG HAM

Jurnal Hukum ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1025
Author(s):  
Wahyu Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Logical Consequence ◽  
National Level ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Government

Commitment or often termed the government's political will to implement and enforce the rights of the ratification of several international human rights instruments are still being encouraged and is a logical consequence of the ratification of human rights. At the national level, there are government programs through the National Action Plan human rights ideal, but at the regional / local, still going violations of human rights and the implementation of a slightly run due to differences in the interpretation of the meaning of human perception among law enforcement, people’s (civil society) and the government.In this study, the observed variables are: first, the consequences of the government's participation in the ratification of treaties on human rights, which is then transformed into national legislation. Here, researchers are more focused on the political will of the government, and second, people's perception of human rights before the government took part in the ratification of treaties on human rights and the changes are positive or merely lip service and political imagery alone.Approach or method that is applied using a socio-legal research or empirical legal research. Key informants of this research is the Head of the sub-directorate of economic, social, cultural and development at the Directorate General for Multilateral Directorate of Human Rights and Humanitarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of legal harmonization in the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Commissioner Assessment and Counseling sub Commission on Human Rights at the National Commission on Human Rights and Resource Development Deputy Head of Human Rights in ELSAM (Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy). Interviews using questionnaires and interviewKeywords : Political will, government, ratification, treaty, international human rights.

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