Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 11, 2020 3:00:11 GMT 12
TE HUNGA RŌIA MĀORI SUPPORTS CALL TO ADDRESS 'GROSS OVER-REPRESENTATION OF MĀORI' IN HARSHEST DETENTION CONDITIONS
Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (the Māori Law Society) supports the Human Rights Commission’s call for the New Zealand Government to prioritise work to create a paradigm shift in seclusion and restraint practices in places of detention. A new report released by the New Zealand Human Rights Commission has highlighted the gross over-representation of Māori in seclusion and restraint events in prisons, children and young people’s residences, and health and disability units.......