UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people
The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand’s coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.
Prominent Māori leader, Lady Tureiti Moxon, has filed the complaint to the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD).
The complaint has been made under the ‘early warning and urgent action procedure’, which is reserved for serious violations of the convention that are escalating or require immediate attention. Anyone can submit a complaint.
The UN has accepted Moxon’s complaint for consideration, which may result in a request for response from the New Zealand government. It may trigger requests for further action from New Zealand, should the UN agree with Moxon’s arguments.
