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New Zealand

New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy. Parliamentary elections are considered free and fair. The government had effective mechanisms to identify and prosecute officials who commit human rights abuses
  • there were no reports of such abuses. The government generally implemented effectively laws criminalizing official corruption.

The overall score indicates that substantial violations of human rights happen in this country. Compliance with human rights standards cannot be assumed. Particular caution should be exercised. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.:
  • Rather low score in the indices on children's rights
73/100
2
0,937
0,39
2,5
1,91
Tier 2
0,841
0,83
17,5
99
56,7
88
78