'Access to justice is being denied to almost all': Human Rights Review Tribunal chairman Rodger HainesKEVIN STENT/ STUFF Human Rights Review Tribunal claimant Lyn Copland, whose son Samuel Fischer died in Wellington Hospital's care, says the hearing delays further prolong the trauma of Sam's death. "Access to justice is being denied to almost all," Human Rights Review Tribunal chairman Rodger Haines said in his latest letter, to new Justice Minister Andrew Little. "For a tribunal charged with protecting human rights the situation is ironic, to say the least." "For a Tribunal whose jurisdiction is about fundamental human rights, delays of this kind are beyond unacceptable," Haines wrote. The Human Rights Review Tribunal hears cases of alleged abuses of human rights, privacy and the health and disability code.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2018 05:15 UTC