A Decent Home Is The Foundation For Dignity, Yet Report Finds Government Moving Backwards On Housing RightsReversing recent policy changes and embedding a human rights and Te Tiriti o Waitangi framework into housing decision-making are among the key recommendations of a major review of housing rights released today by the Aotearoa New Zealand Human Rights Foundation. It identifies a broader shift towards market-led housing policy, without a corresponding commitment to embedding human rights and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations in housing decision-making. "If Aotearoa is to meaningfully address the persistent housing crisis, the government must put human rights and Te Tiriti obligations at the centre of housing policy," says Aaron Packard, Chairperson of the Aotearoa New Zealand Human Rights Foundation. This is clear in the end of dedicated funding for Māori-led housing programmes, in favour of contestable funds that pits Māori housing providers against other providers. Notes:International human rights law outlines seven housing ‘decency principles’, which are determinants of the right to a decent home.