Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 15, 2023 2:38:51 GMT 12
HE PUAPUA CO-AUTHOR APPOINTED TO HRC ROLE
The chair of the Committee that produced the contentious He Puapua report has been appointed to lead work on Indigenous issues, at the Human Rights Commission (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata).
Legal scholar and Auckland University Law Professor Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi, Tainui) will provide ‘tangata whenua leadership’, with a ‘view to enhancing the Commission’s governance’ the HRC said in a statement.
“She will also advise and support existing projects and mahi to advance understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” It said......
www.teaomaori.news/he-puapua-co-author-appointed-hrc-role
The chair of the Committee that produced the contentious He Puapua report has been appointed to lead work on Indigenous issues, at the Human Rights Commission (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata).
Legal scholar and Auckland University Law Professor Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi, Tainui) will provide ‘tangata whenua leadership’, with a ‘view to enhancing the Commission’s governance’ the HRC said in a statement.
“She will also advise and support existing projects and mahi to advance understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” It said......
www.teaomaori.news/he-puapua-co-author-appointed-hrc-role