Unlike many Western countries, NZ's government keeps no comprehensive record of hate crimes, failing to act on requests from local and international agencies.
That's because, unlike many Western countries including the United Kingdom and the United States, New Zealand's government keeps no comprehensive record of hate crimes, failing to act on requests to do so from local and international agencies spanning more than a decade.
Worshippers prepare to enter the Al Noor mosque a week after the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered a Royal Commission, a powerful form of inquiry, into the attack. De Bres said he repeatedly asked the government and police to create a central system for recording details about crimes motivated by hatred and racism.
Mosque shooting survivor Farid Ahmed addresses the national remembrance service in Hagley Park for the victims of the March 15 mosques terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, March 29.In its latest report on New Zealand in 2017, the UN committee repeated its concerns and requests and asked the government to provide the data for its next report as a priority.
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