Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt is Chief Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission

Society
Apr 1, 2021

We need justice, not charity, for Christchurch's mosque attack survivors

The government is sticking to the ACC model, but is this the really the best way forward?

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Society
Jan 31, 2020

Scrutiny of NZ's human rights record is coming here, and we should welcome it

With independent experts arriving in New Zealand to assess our human rights record in the next few weeks, we should embrace these visits as a chance to do better.

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Society
May 21, 2019

The dangers of 'one of us': The Chief Human Rights Commissioner on othering

A recent Dominion Post column attacked British-born Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt as not 'one of us'. It's a phrase we should all feel uncomfortable with, writes Hunt, wherever we come from.

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