Human rights protections for transgender Kiwis not a priority – Govt

Human rights protections for transgender Kiwis not a priority – Govt

The Government has quietly rejected the recommendations from the independent Law Commission to reform how human rights protections apply to transgender and intersex people. In a paper tabled in Parliament on Monday, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith acknowledged the commission’s report of last year but said the issue was not a priority for the Government at this stage. The commission produced its 450-page report, Ia Tangata: Protections in the Hum…