The Human Rights Foundation of Aoteoroa New Zealand [“HRF”] is a charity registered with the Charities Commission (registered on 14 April 2008 – Reg. No. CC22917). HRF is also a charitable trust incorporated on 23 October 2001 under The Charitable Trusts Act 1957 (Reg. AK/1171103) and it is heavily involved in “advocacy”. The Charities Commission website (www.charities.govt.nz)  records HRF as having 12 Board members.  HRF received  a total income of $45,486 in the financial year ended 30 June 2011, of which $22,062 came from a government grant and $20,953 from other grants. Its total expenditure was $42,542.

Upholding human rights is fundamental to the maintenance of good community standards and a functioning civil society, just as the upholding and promotion of the moral and spiritual welfare of its citizens is.

HRF’s Objects are succinctly stated on its website as: “We promote human rights through research, education and advocacy” (see www.humanrights.co.nz), and on its Trust Deed: “To promote human rights including by education, training and advocacy…” The high level of (political and representative) “advocacy” this registered charitable entity/lobby group engages in can be gauged from its involvement in the following examples of its activities: [Read more…]