We hope you can join us to hear the issues and ask any questions you may have.
Yours Sincerely,
From: Paul Hunt
Sent: Friday, 19 February 2021 3:35 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Cc: Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo <[email address]>
Subject: RE:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
Tēnā koe
Thank you for your patience as we finalised our response.
Please find attached our letter responding to your initial submission and subsequent email.
Have a good weekend.
Mauri ora,
Paul
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From:
Sent: Monday, 1 February 2021 4:19 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Cc: Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo <[email address]>; Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: RE:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
Kia ora
Many thanks for your email and my apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
We hope to be able to provide a written response to the issues you have raised by 12 February.
Ngā mihi,
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2021 9:12 am
To: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Cc: Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo <[email address]>
Subject: Re:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
Kia ora Paul,
I am just touching base to see if you can give us an approximate timeframe as to when we can expect
your response.
As I'm sure you can appreciate, the issues we raise are pertinent to a few pieces of legislation that the
government has indicated they will be pursuing and it is important we can organise ourselves in terms of
our next steps.
Regards,
Speak Up For Women
From: Paul Hunt
Sent: Tuesday, 22 December 2020 11:08 am
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Cc: Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo <[email address]>
Subject: RE:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
Kia ora
Many thanks to you and
for coming to the Commission and discussing with us on 1 December.
And I acknowledge receipt of your follow-up email (and all the linked material) dated 8 December
expressing concerns about the PRISM report and the issues you have described regarding women’s
rights.
We are currently studying your material and will respond as soon as possible in the New Year.
One point concerning your notes from the meeting. Regarding the Department of Corrections’ policy for
the management of transgender prisoners,
did not state that the new policy overruled
other guidelines. Rather, she noted that the policy has been created by Corrections to clarify their
internal processes for the management of transgender inmates.
I wish you and
a restful holiday break, and we’ll be in touch in the New Year.
Mauri ora,
Paul
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 11:53 am
To: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Cc: Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo <[email address]>
Subject: Re:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
To Mr Paul Hunt,
In our document responding to PRISM, we express our concerns that the values and beliefs of
the wider New Zealand population are being ignored in favour of social engineering the top-
down imposition of an ideology originating in academia. It was worrying to hear this confirmed
in our meeting when the Human Rights Commission disagreed with us that the concept of
gender identity should not override or replace the material reality of biological sex. Women
should be able to expect that our rights as set out in the Human Rights Act wil be protected no
matter how many academic articles are written on the theory of gender identity.
In the meeting, we raised the issue of the Human Rights Commission redefining key terms
relevant to human rights. In particular, we expressed the real-life implications and deep
offensiveness of redefining ‘homosexuality’, ‘gay’, and ‘lesbian’. By deliberately swapping
‘same-sex attraction’ for ‘same-gender attraction’, the Human Rights Commission is endorsing
the idea promoted by gender activists that lesbians, for example, should accept that males can
be lesbians if they declare themselves so. We would like to remind the Human Rights
Commission that when it was illegal for lesbians to marry, this was on the basis of them being
the same sex and not how either of a couple identifies. Likewise, when gay men were
criminalised for homosexual sex. The inclusion of sexual orientation in our Human Rights Act as
well as homosexual law reform and same sex marriage legislation were intended to ensure
homosexuals were protected from future homophobia by the state. It is shocking to see that
our Human Rights Commission would undermine these protections by redefining
homosexuality.
We take your point about the evolution of principles to international law and that you expect
that the Yogyakarta Principles will follow the same path. However, we dispute that the
Yogyakarta Principles should be preferenced above New Zealand’s Human Rights Act and
existing international declarations or binding agreements. PRISM uses Yogyakarta to prop up a
lot of assertions and this comes at the expense of the HRA93 which is the primary piece of
legislation that the Human Rights Commission should be upholding. If we should treat
unratified conference documents with the same weight as the UN Declaration of Human Rights,
for example, why have a process at all? If they are to be weighted the same as actual law, why
not ratify them immediately?
Despite the Human Rights Commission arguing that balance is being pursued and not
acknowledging that the demands of gender ideologues are being prioritised over women’s
rights, when we discussed the rights of female prison guards,
gave an example
of just that. We were querying whether the rights of female prison guards mattered regarding
demands from trans-identified males to be strip searched by female rather than male officers.
We were discussing Corrections’ guidelines when
stated that new guidelines for
transgender prisoners override other guidelines. It seems to us that not only does the Human
Rights Commission disregard the safety and dignity of female inmates, but there has also been
no consideration of the rights of the women that work for Corrections.
The lack of exploration of the consequences of adopting wholesale an ideology ignores the
material reasons women are disadvantaged and discriminated against – especially poor women
and women from minority ethnicities – and elevates subjective identities which are the realm
of the more privileged and university educated. The Human Rights Commission made it clear in
our meeting that they believe it is a human right to falsify legal documents, but only in regards
to sex. This has a direct and negative impact on the right of women to have accurate data
captured about them in order to inform things like public policy and healthcare planning. The
Human Rights Commission seems to understand the importance of this relating to SOGIESC
people on page 23 of the PRISM Report, so we ask, ‘why not for women?’
“Without the col ection of statistics, appropriate budgets cannot be allocated or
prioritised to deal with key issues affecting these populations…”
In summary, our meeting confirmed that the Human Rights Commission intends to continue to
endorse overriding and replacing sex with ‘gender identity’ so that women must concede our
spaces and rights to any male who at any time declares they are female.
Below we have outlined some of the British statistics and studies regarding transgender people
in prison and criminality as per your request. It is deeply disappointing that women are having
to provide evidence of this kind. You are asking us to justify why our existing rights should be
upheld. The Human Rights Commission should, in our view, be doing due diligence to assess
impact and balance before promoting one group over another and should not be advancing an
agenda ahead of a change to the law.
Please note that although issues surrounding prison and sports were discussed the most in our
meeting, they are not the only or indeed the most important issues facing women regarding
gender ideology. Women and girls make up half the world’s population and the actions of the
Human Rights Commission in disregarding our rights affect every facet of our lives.
The above is our reading of the discussion we had in our meeting on the 1st of December 2020.
Please correct or clarify any of the points made if this is not the position of the Human Rights
Commission.
Regards,
Speak Up For Women
Transgender inmate population:
How many transgender inmates are there? – BBC article
“We submitted Freedom of Information requests to the Ministry of Justice.
It said that 60 of the 125 transgender inmates it counted in England and Wales were serving
time for a sexual offence.”
This is nearly half of al transgender inmates and does not include those who have already got a
gender recognition certificate. Note the increase of 78.57% in the number of transgender
inmates from 2016-2017.
19% of al prisoners are serving time for a sexual offence -
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment dat
a/file/702297/omsq-q4-2017.pdf
125 transgender inmates in England and Wales between March and April 2017 -
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment dat
a/file/663390/noms-offender-equalities-annual-report-2016-2017.pdf
70 transgender inmates in England and Wales between March and April 2016 -
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment dat
a/file/567053/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-april-2016.pdf
One in 50 prisoners identifies as transgender
“2% of prisoners in adult male prisons identified themselves as transgender or transsexual” -
annual report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons
News article for further context - One in 50 prisoners identifies as transgender amid concerns
inmates are attempting to secure prison perks
Criminality:
“Transwomen are 6 times more likely to commit a crime and 18 times more likely to commit a
violent crime compared to female controls.
But transwomen commit crime, including violent crime, at a similar rate as any other males in
the general population.”
Long-Term Follow-Up of Transsexual Persons Undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery: Cohort
Study in Sweden
Type of crime:
“In the absence of official records, a study was performed in which al the prison inspection
reports for all the prisons in England and Wales were searched for information regarding their
transgender prisoners. At least 113 trans-identifying male inmates were identified. There were
no specific references to trans-identifying females in any report. One hundred trans-identifying
males are housed in male prisons. Thirteen have been transferred to women’s prisons. Forty-six
trans-identifying males are located in eight male prisons known to almost exclusively house sex
offenders. A further 10 trans-identifying males are held in maximum-security category A
prisons.
It was therefore concluded that approximately half of the known transgender
population in prison are either sex offenders and/or highly dangerous prisoners. This study
shows that transgender-identifying male inmates, despite identifying and dressing as women,
do not exhibit a pattern of criminality in any way similar to that of women. Women exhibit a
very low level of sex offending. The male-pattern of criminality observed in this study
matches a similar observation by Dhejne et al. (2011).” [Fair Play For Women]
See attached image of an OIA which shows that 54% of transgender inmates in New Zealand
prisons are convicted of violent or sexual crimes.
American study – transgender demographics in prison:
“From a male prison population of approximately 130,000 men, a total of 298 trans-identifying
males were identified. Sixty-eight of these were sex offenders (20.5%). This was higher than the
average rate of sex offenders in prison among all male inmates (14.6%). Similarly, the
proportion of trans-identifying males in maximum-security prisons (custody level 4) was higher
than the average rate for all male prisoners (32.1 vs 22.8%).”
WHERE THE MARGINS MEET: A DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF
TRANSGENDER INMATES IN MEN’S PRISONS*
Risk of ‘bad actors’:
The risk of prisoners abusing the gender change process was highlighted in two written
submissions to the Trans Equality Inquiry held by the Women’s and Equality Committee in
2015.
Written evidence submitted by British Association of Gender Identity Specialists to the
Transgender Equality Inquiry
EXCERPT: “the ever-increasing tide of referrals of patients in prison serving long or
indeterminate sentences for serious sexual offences. These vastly outnumber the number of
prisoners incarcerated for more ordinary, non-sexual, offences. It has been rather naively
suggested that nobody would seek to pretend transsexual status in prison if this were not
actually the case. There are, to those of us who actually interview the prisoners, in fact very
many reasons why people might pretend this. These vary from the opportunity to have trips out
of prison through to a desire for a transfer to the female estate (to the same prison as a co-
defendant) through to the idea that a parole board wil perceive somebody who is female as
being less dangerous through to a [false] belief that hormone treatment wil actually render one
less dangerous through to wanting a special or protected status within the prison system and
even (in one very wel evidenced case that a highly concerned Prison Governor brought
particularly to my attention) a plethora of prison intel igence information suggesting that the
driving force was a desire to make subsequent sexual offending very much easier, females being
generally perceived as low risk in this regard. I am sure that the Governor concerned would be
happy to talk about this.”
Written evidence submitted by British Psychological Society to the Transgender Equality Inquiry
EXCERPT: “psychologists working with forensic patients are aware of a number of cases where
men convicted of sex crimes have falsely claimed to be transgender females for a number of
reasons. a) As a means of demonstrating reduced risk and so gaining parole; b) As a means of
explaining their sex offending aside from sexual gratification (e.g. wanting to ‘examine’ young
females); c) Or as a means of separating their sex offending self (male) from their future self
(female). d) In rare cases, it has been thought that the person is seeking better access to females
and young children through presenting in an apparently female way. Such strategies in no way
affect risk and indeed may increase it. Some people falsely believe that taking oestrogen and
blocking androgen in males wil reduce risk of offending, however this is not necessarily the
case. Consequently the Society recommends that the Government give appropriate assistance to
transgender people within the criminal justice system; while being extremely cautious of setting
law and policy such that some of the most dangerous people in society have greater latitude to
offend”
The impact of an increase in trans-identifying males on the women’s prison population
The women’s prison population is small (just 5% of the total prison population) and their
offender profile is very different to that of male prisoners. Most women prisoners have been
convicted of non-violent offences (84%). They are also a vulnerable group, with 46% known to
be victims of domestic violence and 54% having histories of childhood trauma including sexual
abuse. This vulnerable group of women may be forced to share their living space with male-
bodied prisoners with a history of violence and/or sexual crimes. The impact on these women
must be assessed. It is important that the rights of transgender people are balanced carefully
against the rights of this vulnerable population of women.
Information supplied to the home office by GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education
Society) suggests that 1% of the UK population identifies as transgender. Based on the current
male prisoner population in England and Wales (approximately 80,000), we would therefore
expect there to be in the region of 800 trans-identifying males in prison. The lower figure of 125
transgender prisoners published by the MoJ may reflect the inadequate reporting of trans-
identifying inmates by prisons or a reluctance among some inmates to disclose that they
identify as transgender. In either case, implementation of the proposed reforms to the GRA
that will make it easier to become legally female could lead to many hundreds becoming
eligible for transfer to women’s prisons. The women’s prison population is currently around
4000 prisoners across 12 prisons in England and Wales. If 800 transgender inmates need to be
transferred to the female estate this wil significantly increase the occupancy of women’s
prisons and will require the allocation of many more women’s prison places. This could be the
equivalent of needing an extra two female prisons to accommodate the increase in numbers.
It is not only sex-offending males who may self-declare themselves as women under the
proposed reforms to the GRA. Any male prisoner, whatever their crime, be it domestic violence
against women, murder and torture of women, or any other offence, could self-declare
themselves as female and demand to be moved to a female prison. The total number of male-
born prisoners becoming eligible for transfer into women’s prisons could be very high.
[Fair
Play For Women]
What we want to avoid:
Ex-prisoner challenges MoJ policy after alleged sexual assault by trans woman – although there
was a complaint of sexual assault by a transwomen on a female inmate in Christchurch’s
women’s prison last year. We have been unable to find an outcome of the investigation.
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 26 November 2020 5:46 pm
To: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: Re:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
Kia ora
I look forward to meeting everyone.
Another of the organisers for Speak Up For Women is now able to attend as well. Her name is
Cheers,
-----Original Appointment-----
From: Paul Hunt
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 10:45 am
To:
; Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo;
;
; Contact
Contact
Cc:
Subject:
(Speak up for Women) meeting with HRC to discuss PRISM report
When: Tuesday, 1 December 2020 1:00 pm-2:00 pm (UTC+12:00) Auckland, Wel ington.
Where:
The Human Rights Commission, Level 8, Vector Building,
44-52 The Terrace, Wellington
Tēnā koutou,
Confirming Tuesday 1 December at 1:00pm for a meeting at The Human Rights Commission for
(Spokesperson, Speak Up For Women) to discuss the PRISM Report.
We strive to host inclusive, accessible meetings that enable all individuals to engage fully. If you would
like to request an accommodation or have questions about accessibility at The Human Rights
Commission, please let me know.
Ngā mihi,
From:
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 10:40 am
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora
Apologies, I also meant to add that these people from the Human Rights Commission will be attending:
Paul Hunt, Chief Commissioner
Karanina Sumeo, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner
, Commissioner Services Manager
, Principal Advisor
, Human Rights Advisor
This may change a little, and if it does, I’ll let you know.
Ngā mihi,
From:
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 8:57 am
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Thanks
I’ll pop through a calendar invite shortly, ngā mihi,
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2020 4:18 pm
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: A women's rights response to PRISM
Yes please thanks
that time works.
From:
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2020 2:00 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora
Thanks so much for your flexibility with the timing.
If it works for you, I can confirm 1 to 2pm, on Tuesday the 1st of December. Please let me know if this
time is okay, and I’ll pop through a calendar invite with our address etc.
Ngā mihi,
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2020 3:15 pm
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: A women's rights response to PRISM
Thanks
I’l be coming in by myself, but thank you very much for the offer.
I can move my meetings around so I can do any time next week except for Thursday afternoon if that
works?
Otherwise any time the fol owing week works too.
Cheers,
From:
Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2020 1:12 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Cc: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora
Thank you for giving me your availability, Paul is really looking forward to meeting with you.
Would you like any colleagues to attend along with you? You are very welcome to bring others along, if
you could just let me know their names that would be fantastic.
Just a heads up, I’m having a little trouble finding a suitable space in Paul’s calendar within those
timeframes. If I’m not able to juggle some commitments around, would it be possible to please have
your preferences/availabilities for the following week too, just in case?
Ngā mihi,
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Saturday, 14 November 2020 6:04 pm
To: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Cc:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora Paul and
Thank you for getting back to me and for the offer to meet to discuss this.
I live in Wel ington so am happy to come meet with you in person.
are you able to give me an idea of some times that would suit on Monday 23rd or Tuesday 24th
or the morning of Thursday 26th? I am pretty flexible, but just need to ensure I can take time out of
work.
We real y appreciate you taking the time to consider our concerns and to meet with me.
Ngā mihi,
From: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 13 November 2020 9:33 pm
To:
@hrc.co.nz>; Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora
Just to underscore my apologies. It has been a frantic few weeks. Sorry for the delay.
I look forward to discussing with you.
As
says, please let us know your wishes for face-to-face or zoom and so on.
Once we have nailed down a day, time and mode, we can discuss how best use the time together.
For now, have a good weekend.
Mauri ora,
Paul
From:
Sent: Friday, 13 November 2020 5:05 pm
To: 'Contact Contact' <[email address]>
Cc: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Tēnā koe
Paul asked me to pass on his sincere apologies for the delay in responding, he is very keen to meet with
you.
Would it be acceptable to meet at some point in the week beginning 23 November? Do you have a
preference for meeting face to face in our Wellington office, or by Zoom?
Please let me know which days or times are best for you and we can get a meeting time scheduled in.
Ngā mihi,
From:
Sent: Friday, 30 October 2020 12:07 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Tēnā koe
Thank you for your substantial submission. We are reading it carefully and giving full consideration, and
will get back to you as soon as we can.
Ngā mihi,
From:
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2020 4:30 pm
To: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Subject: RE: A women's rights response to PRISM
Tēnā koe
On behalf of the Chief Commissioner Paul Hunt, I acknowledge receipt of your email. We will respond as
soon as possible.
Ngā mihi,
From: Contact Contact <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2020 10:33 am
To: Paul Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: A women's rights response to PRISM
Kia ora Mr Paul Hunt,
I write to you on the behalf of the women's rights organisation Speak Up For Women.
The organisation has serious concerns about the PRISM Report recently released by the Human Rights
Commission. We ask that you withdraw and rework the report. I have attached a document outlining
the main issues.
In our opinion, the report misrepresents existing human rights law, both in New Zealand and
internationally, and the report is a failing of the Human Rights Commission to live up to the following of
its statutory obligations and stated goals:
·
Encourage the maintenance and development of harmonious relations between individuals and
among the diverse groups in New Zealand society.
·
Challenging breaches of human rights by voicing opposition and demanding change.
·
Standing with and supporting those whose human rights have been violated.
·
Brokering evidence-informed human rights solutions.
·
Holding government and business to account for respecting, protecting and fulfil ing human rights
for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.
·
Urging Government and all those in positions of power and influence to demonstrate human rights
leadership in practice in a global context.
Women's rights are being routinely dismissed in New Zealand and we would expect that we could turn
to the Human Rights Commission, however the PRISM report indicates that the HRC is an active
participant in the preferencing of one group over another.
We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss our concerns in person with you. These issues can only
be worked through with productive discussion that al ows for the voices of al stakeholders.
We do intend to make our response public so our supporters can engage in the discussion, however we
wanted to give you an opportunity to read it first and respond. We are seeking solutions and sincerely
hope that the Human Rights Commission wil support the protection of women’s rights and spaces.
Thank you for reading our response to the PRISM Report. I hope to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,
Spokeswoman, Speak Up For Women NZ
HRC Response to
PRISM_SUFW Letterh
From:
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 7:16:05 PM
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Dear
That works for me
Best wishes
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From:
@hrc.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 8:06:53 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Morning
Can you do 9.30-10.30am rather?
Thanks
From:
Sent: Tuesday, 19 May 2020 1:53 am
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: RE: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Dear
Is 26th May at 10am still available? If so that would be best for me
Many thanks
From:
@hrc.co.nz]
Sent: 14 May 2020 19:38
To:
Subject: RE: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Kia ora
Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately, that time slot is no longer available.
I’m assuming none of the other times work, so here are some other options:
26/05 any time from 10am-12pm or any time from 1.30-4pm
29/05 @ 11am-12pm
Hoping one of these work for you.
Ngā mihi nui
From:
Sent: Friday, 15 May 2020 5:32 am
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Cc:
Subject: RE: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Dear
Thank you for your email.
Please may we set the meeting for 21/05 at 10-11am
Best wishes
From:
@hrc.co.nz]
Sent: 12 May 2020 20:37
To:
Cc:
Subject: Request for meeting with EEO Commissioner
Kia ora
I am EEO Commissioner, Saunoamaali'i Karanina Sumeo’s PA and would like to fol ow up on your
request to meet with her. Thank you for the introduction,
Saunoamaali'i is available to meet with you via skype on any of the following days:
20/05 @ 2-3pm or 2.30-3.30pm
21/05 @ 10-11am or 11am-12pm
Please let me know whether any of these date suits you and I’ll send a calendar invite.
Ngā mihi nui
From:
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 10:22 pm
To:
Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Introduction
Thank you for the introduction,
Dear Dr Karanina Sumeo
It is a privilege to be introduced to you. My area of expertise is international human rights law, including
women’s rights and rights of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities, and I would be delighted
to speak by phone, skype or email about whether or how I might be able to use that expertise to assist
with your work in this area.
Best wishes
From:
Sent: 11 May 2020 22:35
To:
[email address]
Subject: Introduction
Dear
I’m emailing to introduce you to Dr Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo, the Equal Employment
Opportunities Commissioner at New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission.
Karanina is interested in protecting and advancing women’s rights, alongside improving life for
transgender people. I know this is a focus of the work you do and we’re grateful to the time you have
On 20/01/2020, at 9:27 AM,
@hrc.co.nz> wrote:
Unfortunately
doesn’t work on Fridays and only til 2pm on Wednesdays.
Could you please identify some other dates in Feb and times that would work for both of you?
Thanks
From:
Sent: Monday, 20 January 2020 8:52 am
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Meeting Request from EEO Commissioner
Hi
I work on Wednesday mornings - is there any time that is available in the afternoon?
Regards
On 20/01/2020, at 8:50 AM,
@hrc.co.nz> wrote:
Kia ora
I hope you are wel and had a lovely weekend.
No problem re bringing
with you. How does Wednesday, 5 February work for you both to come to
our office from 11-11.30am?
If this works for you, I’ll send a calendar invite with our address.
Ngā mihi nui
From:
Sent: Friday, 17 January 2020 5:05 pm
To:
@hrc.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Meeting Request from EEO Commissioner
Hi
Thank you for the invitation to meet with the EEO Commissioner.
I would also like to bring along another member of the SUFW
, to the meeting.
We are both based in Auckland so meeting in the city would be fine.
Unfortunately I cannot make that time on 19/02 as I work Wednesday mornings but can meet in the
afternoon eg 2pm onwards. We are also free all day Friday.
Regards
SUFW
On 16/01/2020, at 11:35 AM,
@hrc.co.nz> wrote:
Kia ora
has provided your contact details as I would like to request a meeting for you to meet with
the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo her and her Senior
Advisor,
The purpose of the meeting is for the HRC to get to know the Speak Up for Women group and
understand what they see as key human rights issues for women - in Aotearoa, in the Pacific and
globally.
Would you be available to meet on 19/02 any time from 9.30am to 12pm? Where are you based?
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Ngā mihi nui
