
Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa is an organisation dedicated to promoting, defending, and upholding universal human rights.

About
- Promote human rights as the foundation of a just, inclusive, and democratic society.
- Defend human rights by advocating for stronger protections and challenging threats to fundamental freedoms.
- Educate the public on the causes and sociological basis of hate.
- Counter hate speech and hate crimes as human rights violations that silence marginalised voices and undermine equality.
- Advocate for legal and policy reforms that strengthen human rights protections, including modernising the New Zealand Human Rights Act (1993).
- Collaborate with professional organisations to ensure that human rights principles are embedded in their ethical standards.
- Take lawful action to challenge and de-platform hate speech.
- Educate the public on human rights, the impact of hate speech, and the importance of legal protections.
- Engage in limited lobbying (under 5% of our activities) to advocate for stronger human rights protections.
Our team
Paul Thistoll

Contribute
Become a financial contributor.
Financial Contributions
Top financial contributors
$3,100 NZD since Nov 2023
$1,600 NZD since Jul 2024
$1,500 NZD since Feb 2024
$1,000 NZD since Mar 2024
$650 NZD since Feb 2024
$650 NZD since Mar 2024
$620 NZD since Feb 2024
$500 NZD since Feb 2024
$450 NZD since Mar 2024
$400 NZD since Feb 2024
$365 NZD since Mar 2024
$350 NZD since Nov 2023
$290 NZD since Mar 2024
$250 NZD since Mar 2024
$200 NZD since Nov 2023
$200 NZD since Mar 2024
$200 NZD since Mar 2025
$150 NZD since Mar 2024
$150 NZD since Mar 2024
$120 NZD since Feb 2024
Rights Aotearoa is all of us
Our contributors 127
Thank you for supporting Rights Aotearoa.
Paul Thistoll
$10 NZD
Liz
$3,100 NZD
Liz
$1,600 NZD
Dita
$1,500 NZD
Monique
$1,000 NZD
Iona
$650 NZD
Simon Britten
$650 NZD
Thea H
$620 NZD
William Geradts
$500 NZD
Oli
$450 NZD
Janet Greig
$400 NZD
Rolla_nz
$365 NZD

Budget
Transparent and open finances.
Credit from Siouxsie to Rights Aotearoa •
Credit from Iona to Rights Aotearoa •
$185.53 NZD
$14,839.38 NZD
$14,653.85 NZD
$6,220.00 NZD

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