Child Rights in Aotearoa with Annaliese Johnston: 13th of March, 2020

New Zealand is coming up on it’s five year review by the United Nations where they will be looking at the rights of children in Aotearoa. 

New Zealand is one of 196 countries that signed on to the childrens convention, where they agreed to make strides towards ensuring the rights of Children in New Zealand. 

The Children’s Convention recognises the special protections that children should have access to. Right to education, play, arbitrary detention, and life are all concepts covered in this. 

Amnesty International sees this as an opportunity for self reflection and growth, and have submitted recommendations to the United Nations in what they would like to see analised in the upcoming report. 

Policy and Advocacy Manager Annaliese Johnston joined Laura Kvigstad to discuss what kind of recommendations Amnesty International has made…