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![Police to pay $45k after locking claustrophobic man in cell nine times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police to pay $45k after locking claustrophobic man in cell nine times
'I wouldn’t wish what happened to me on my worst enemy,' Malcolm King says.
![Residents 'denied a voice' in cyclone recovery efforts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Residents 'denied a voice' in cyclone recovery efforts
Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts have been criticised by the Human Rights Commission.
![Top horse trainer accused of racist jokes by Indian employee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Top horse trainer accused of racist jokes by Indian employee
Former horse trainer Stephen McKee said his comments were not racist, but simply "banter".
![Oranga Tamariki blunder: Mother in case of mistaken identity offered more compensation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oranga Tamariki blunder: Mother in case of mistaken identity offered more compensation
A mother wants OT to be accountable for mistaking her for another woman for 20 years.
![Editorial: Housing as a human right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Housing as a human right
OPINION: Our editorial on calls for housing as a 'human right'.
![Housing should be a human right - commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Housing should be a human right - commissioner
Report finds too many people are still living in cold, damp and mouldy homes.
![Meng Foon accepts he's resigned, doesn't rule out future work in public sector](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meng Foon accepts he's resigned, doesn't rule out future work in public sector
The Race Relations Commissioner's intended resignation was earlier thrown into doubt.
![Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon reveals he hasn't formally resigned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon reveals he hasn't formally resigned
Meng Foon has urged the Associate Minister to not overreact.
![‘Quagmire’: Top human rights court battles backlog of cases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Quagmire’: Top human rights court battles backlog of cases
Malcolm King has had a 'gutsful' of waiting for a decision on his human rights claim.
![Posie Parker is entitled to share her views, within limits - Human Rights Commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Posie Parker is entitled to share her views, within limits - Human Rights Commissioner
OPINION: 'The antidote of free speech sometimes works, and sometimes it doesn't.'
![Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says ‘n-word’ again, rationalises earlier use](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says ‘n-word’ again, rationalises earlier use
Clark said it six times in a TV interview defending his saying it earlier this week.
![Recognising tino rangatiratanga key to ending racism in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Recognising tino rangatiratanga key to ending racism in NZ
Tino rangatiratanga is the key to a national plan to end racism.
![Killer Clown Fiend fails court bid to get witness information](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Killer Clown Fiend fails court bid to get witness information
Karl Nuku, who bashed a man's head in with a hammer, wanted information about a witness.
![Emergency housing: Human Rights Commission’s damning report points to rights breaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Emergency housing: Human Rights Commission’s damning report points to rights breaches
Inquiry finds emergency housing system is seriously flawed.
![Rae Julian: Fifty years since we adopted the Equal Pay Act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rae Julian: Fifty years since we adopted the Equal Pay Act
OPINION: Former Human Rights Commission member Rae Julian reflects.
!['Just told goodbye': Claims refugees placed in unheated, overcrowded homes after provider switch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Just told goodbye': Claims refugees placed in unheated, overcrowded homes after provider switch
New resettlement providers in Auckland, Chch and Hamilton after Red Cross lost tender.
!['Justice delayed is justice denied': Two-year Tribunal backlog labelled 'inhumane'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Justice delayed is justice denied': Two-year Tribunal backlog labelled 'inhumane'
A human right court is taking an "inhumane" amount of time to hear complaints.
!['Inaction is no longer possible': On sidelines of UN, a push for China's abuses to be punished](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Inaction is no longer possible': On sidelines of UN, a push for China's abuses to be punished
China is accused of a ruthless campaign of torture, sexual assault and ethnic cleansing.
![Vaccine, mask complaints jam Human Rights Commission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vaccine, mask complaints jam Human Rights Commission
Thousands more inquiries than any other year besiege the agency.
![Off-duty cop reduced to tears by racial abuse at school pickup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Off-duty cop reduced to tears by racial abuse at school pickup
The incident followed another racist attack on the North Shore on Sunday.
!['Disappointed and angry': Body corp tries to force 71yo out, faces claims of discrimination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Disappointed and angry': Body corp tries to force 71yo out, faces claims of discrimination
"It's so ridiculous. It is discrimination."