United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : a thematic paper from The Backbone Collective on New Zealand’s Sixth Periodic report to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child 93rd Session: Simplified Reporting Procedure August 2022 The Backbone Collective
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BookPublisher: The Backbone Collective, 2022Description: electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): CHILD ABUSE | CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE | CHILDREN'S RIGHTS | Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) | COVID-19 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FAMILY COURT | FAMILY VIOLENCE | Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PANDEMICS | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Download report, PDF | See related NZ Children's Commissioner's report to UN Summary: This report aims to provide the UN CRC with an understanding of the situation for children affected
by FV/SV in Aotearoa. We discuss a range of issues identified by CRC and how practices and
decisions of the NZ Family Court (NZFC) result in breaches of these children’s rights. Women and
children have reported to Backbone that when they seek the NZFC’s protection, the interventions
and decisions place them and their children in more, rather than less, danger. Recommendations are
included to effectively uphold children’s right to be free of violence, to have their views respected
and their best interests, health and welfare prioritised.
The experience of FV/SV in NZ is influenced by gender and culture. Therefore, the impact of NZFC
dysfunction and bias is felt heavily and disproportionately by women and in particular wāhine Māori
and other women at increased risk of violence such as disabled women. [1] (From the report). Record #7837
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This report aims to provide the UN CRC with an understanding of the situation for children affected
by FV/SV in Aotearoa. We discuss a range of issues identified by CRC and how practices and
decisions of the NZ Family Court (NZFC) result in breaches of these children’s rights. Women and
children have reported to Backbone that when they seek the NZFC’s protection, the interventions
and decisions place them and their children in more, rather than less, danger. Recommendations are
included to effectively uphold children’s right to be free of violence, to have their views respected
and their best interests, health and welfare prioritised.
The experience of FV/SV in NZ is influenced by gender and culture. Therefore, the impact of NZFC
dysfunction and bias is felt heavily and disproportionately by women and in particular wāhine Māori
and other women at increased risk of violence such as disabled women. [1] (From the report). Record #7837
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