Joris de Bres - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:24:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Joris de Bres - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 One third of Maori children in poverty https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/07/27/one-third-of-maori-children-in-poverty/ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:30:53 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=30404 Maori children are being denied their basic human rights, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres said. The Maori Affairs Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the wellbeing of Maori children. Mr de Bres this morning told the committee Maori children had basic rights to be free from discrimination, for their language and culture to Read more

One third of Maori children in poverty... Read more]]> Maori children are being denied their basic human rights, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres said.

The Maori Affairs Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the wellbeing of Maori children.

Mr de Bres this morning told the committee Maori children had basic rights to be free from discrimination, for their language and culture to be respected and nourished, to have an adequate standard of living and to health, education, safety and housing.

"This is not the case for many Maori children at present."

Of the quarter of a million Maori children in New Zealand, a third were living in poverty and hardship, he said.

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One third of Maori children in poverty]]> 30404 Human Rights Commission opposes asylum seekers law changes https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/06/29/human-rights-commission-opposes-asylum-seekers-law-changes/ Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:30:31 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=28632 The Human Rights Commission are opposing a proposed new law making it mandatory to detain asylum seekers as a way to deter "mass arrivals" and people-smugglers, saying it's discriminatory. New Zealand's race relations commissioner Joris de Bres told MPs that detaining asylum seekers under the Immigration Amendment Bill would unfairly prosecute them and breach their Read more

Human Rights Commission opposes asylum seekers law changes... Read more]]> The Human Rights Commission are opposing a proposed new law making it mandatory to detain asylum seekers as a way to deter "mass arrivals" and people-smugglers, saying it's discriminatory.

New Zealand's race relations commissioner Joris de Bres told MPs that detaining asylum seekers under the Immigration Amendment Bill would unfairly prosecute them and breach their human rights.

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Human Rights Commission opposes asylum seekers law changes]]> 28632 NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/05/18/nz-media-has-a-problems-with-race-relations-coverage-says-commissioner/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:29:25 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=25522

Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the New Zealand media has a problem with the way it covers race relations issues. He was speaking about the recent CloseUp debate between John Ansell and Hone Harawira. Mr de Bres says it is typical of New Zealand media to give plenty of coverage to controversial figures Read more

NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner... Read more]]> Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the New Zealand media has a problem with the way it covers race relations issues. He was speaking about the recent CloseUp debate between John Ansell and Hone Harawira.

Mr de Bres says it is typical of New Zealand media to give plenty of coverage to controversial figures making strong statements rather than focussing on the actual story.

He says this kind of coverage harms race relations and the media need to think whether they are being responsible before repeating such a debate.

By contrast on his blog, Maui Street, Morgan Godfrey urges his readers to view the Maori TV documentary on the "Urewera Four" which he says "sets the standard for current affairs in New Zealand and on Monday night the show raised the standard - again."

"We have very clear Catholic social teaching on racism but, more broadly, as an international Church we also have learned many lessons about living with cultural diversity." Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

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NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner]]> 25522 Bid to scrap race relations office http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6441823/Bid-to-scrap-race-relations-office Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:30:09 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=19442 Moves are afoot to abolish the title of race relations commissioner, which minority groups and critics say could downgrade the position's importance. An amendment to the Human Rights Act introduced to Parliament late last year would abolish the title, although the duties would still be done by a human rights commissioner. The race relations commissioner Read more

Bid to scrap race relations office... Read more]]> Moves are afoot to abolish the title of race relations commissioner, which minority groups and critics say could downgrade the position's importance.

An amendment to the Human Rights Act introduced to Parliament late last year would abolish the title, although the duties would still be done by a human rights commissioner.

The race relations commissioner has been part of the Human Rights Commission since 2002. Current Commissioner Joris de Bres, whose term ends in September, says he will oppose the change when submissions are called for.

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