By Israel Institute of NZ…
When there was evidence that schools funded by New Zealand were teaching children to glorify terror Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, and Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, wrote to the Ministry responsible for the funding to underscore the “unacceptable” racism that was being taught and the need to adhere to “New Zealand’s human rights obligations”.
However, the Commission has refused to take any further action despite the emergence of new evidence that the practice continues and that some teachers have glorified Hitler. In a statement, Te Kāhui Tika Tangata New Zealand Human Rights Commission wrote that:
“…MFAT responded [in 2021] and reassured us that New Zealand foreign aid is being used appropriately for its intended purpose. We haven’t engaged further on UNRWA since receiving MFAT’s response and have no plans to do so at this stage.”
Read the full article on the IINZ website here.
