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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand

People attend a protest in Wellington criticising the government for its policies toward Māori people in May 2024.
A protest held in May 2024 in Wellington against the government’s policies for Māori people. The UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD) examined New Zealand’s record as part of a review cycle for signatories to the convention. Photograph: Dave Lintott/AFP/Getty Images

A United Nations committee has warned New Zealand is at serious risk of weakening Māori rights and entrenching disparities for the Indigenous population, in its most critical review of the country’s record on racial discrimination.

Last month, the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD) examined New Zealand’s record as part of its eight year review cycle for signatories to the convention.

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