Human Rights Monitor New Zealand launched

New Zealand’s implementation of IMPACT OSS

Human Rights Monitor New Zealand launched

On 27 September 2024, the New Zealand Government launched the Human Rights Monitor, a custom version of IMPACT OSS, coinciding with New Zealand's acceptance of recommendations from its fourth Universal Periodic Review in Geneva.

The [Human Rights Monitor]((https://humanrights.govt.nz) brings together recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms and tracks government actions to implement them. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith described it as helping “to ensure transparency and accountability for our human rights commitments”.

The Monitor is a key component of New Zealand’s National Mechanism for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up, and initially includes the 259 recommendations from New Zealand’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and 80 recommendations from the seventh periodic review under the Convention Against Torture. In addition it features 108 agreed actions, targeting the recommendations, assigned to 21 Government agencies.

The Human Rights Monitor replaces the New Zealand National Plan of Action, also based on IMPACT OSS, that was previously maintained by the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, reflecting a shift in reporting responsibilities to the Ministry of Justice. Complementing Sadata, Samoa’s online implementation plan for human rights and development, this custom-themed version of IMPACT OSS also features several enhancements, including CSV export for recommendations, actions and indicators, support for Single Sign-On with Microsoft Azure, and improved accessibility and performance.

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