Affected Communities Echo Human Rights Commission’s Deep Disappointment With The Government’s Harmful Speech ProposalRepresentatives of communities left out of the Government’s plans to tackle incitement have told Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the Human Rights Commission, they have been left vulnerable by their exclusion. “We welcome the protection on religious grounds against speech that incites hostility and hatred,” says Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt. A high threshold is supported by the Human Rights Commission, given the implications the law has for the right to freedom of expression. In 2021, no civil complaints under Section 61 of the Human Rights Act reached dispute resolution. · A comparison of New Zealand’s hate speech laws with comparable countries shows we have fewer protections than Canada, England & Wales, Ireland and some Australian States.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2022 02:04 UTC