In a reaction to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (MFAT) invite to provide feedback on proposals for an export controls operational framework, Oxfam Aotearoa Advocacy and Communications Director Dr Jo Spratt said:
“Oxfam Aotearoa is pleased to see progression since the July 2021 independent review on the Government’s export control regime. We welcome the government’s initiative to seek feedback on clarifying what the export controls regime aims to achieve and how, and an explicit transparency approach. We agree with the previous recommendations that the regime needs to be clearer, comprehensible, and simpler to implement. It is vital the Government continues on this trajectory towards improving Aotearoa New Zealand’s ability to uphold international human rights standards and prevent human rights abuses.”
