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Human Rights


After World War Two New Zealand led the world in advocating for international human rights at the UN. New Zealand not only pushed for political and civil rights but also economic, social and cultural rights.

Nearly sixty years later the basic human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human rights are under attack in the so-called “war on terror”. And this time the New Zealand Government is on the wrong side. On these pages you can find some of the ways that the Greens are defending our human rights against this assault.

Read our human rights policy

What's New

Council homeless law not the answer: Greens

04 Dec 2008

Auckland City Council's plan to create a new bylaw to force homeless people out of the city is pointless and cruel, the Green Party says.

"Even the police are questioning the necessity for a new law aimed at moving rough sleepers out of the central city," Auckland-based Green MP and Housing Spokesperson Sue Bradford says.

Green change we need

06 Nov 2008

I greet you on a most auspicious day.

It is auspicious as a day of sadness because it is three years since we lost our friend and co-leader Rod Donald. Rod loved election campaigns and I’m sure he would’ve loved this one because the Greens time has come and the Greens will do well this Saturday.

Greens’ Population Policy misinterpreted

17 Oct 2008

The Green Party Population Policy does not seek in any way to influence the number of children New Zealanders should have, as could be taken from a TV3 news item tonight. “One sentence in the policy has been wrongly interpreted to mean the Green Party are putting pressure on parents to have fewer children,” Green Party MP Keith Locke says.

Immigration Policy

17 Oct 2008

Our immigration policy is based on our principles of non-violence, ecological wisdom, appropriate decision-making, and social responsibility.

Defence and Peacekeeping: Armed Services Policy

08 Oct 2008

Armed disputes cause much suffering, social and economic dislocation and environmental damage. All countries should be secure from environmental, economic and armed threats

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