P.S.A. sceptical of Govt
PA Wellington The Government’s “track J record” in the field of human, rights has been criticised by the president of the Public Service Association (Mr D. H. Thorp).
He said assertions by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mr Taiboys) that New Zealand had ratified the United Nations covenants on economic, social, cultural, civil, and political rights were viewed “sceptically” by the P.S.A. “Given the Government’s past performance of eroding the civil, political, and human rights of New Zealanders, the decision to ratify the covenants can only be seen as window-dressing designed to impress the international community,” Mr Thorp said.
“If the Government is serious about human and civil rights in New Zealand, practical steps will have to be taken to see that these are protected and extended. 1 This would mean a review, of many of our existingl laws which contain provi-, sions detrimental to these! rights,” he said.
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