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翻译:Darren
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7月30日下午司法部长、移民部长和政府同性恋核心小组成员在奥克兰市中心举行新闻发布会，宣布解决变性做法的下一步行动。
到会的除了本地各大媒体外，《新西兰报》记者xueliang sun 和Doris XING也应邀出席。 司法部长克里斯·法福伊（Kris Faafoi）介绍为防止变性做法而提出的法案已向议会提交立法，以防止旨在改变或压制某些人的性取向、性别认同或性别表达的做法。他在介绍《禁止性取向做法立法法案》时说:”拟议的措施旨在结束那些行不通、广为人知的转化做法，并给同性恋社区和广大社区造成伤害。那些经历过变性实践的人谈论着持续的心理健康困境、抑郁、羞耻和耻辱，甚至自杀的想法。 变性现实在现代新西兰没有立足之地。其依据是错误地认为，任何人的性取向、性别认同或性别表达都被打破，需要修复”。 克里斯·法福伊说：”国内外的卫生专业人员、宗教领袖和人权倡导者都公开反对这些做法，认为这种做法有害，有可能使对同性恋社区成员的偏见、歧视和虐待永久化。《禁止犯罪行为立法法案》为最严重的伤害案件或伤害风险增加的案例规定了两项新的刑事犯罪。该法案也为民事补救开辟了道路。根据条例草案，对未成年儿童或青少年，或决策能力受损的人士，进行变性做法，属违法。此类罪行最高可判处3年监禁。对任何人（不论年龄）实施变性做法也构成犯罪，因为这种做法造成了严重伤害，最高可判处5年监禁。民事补救也将是一种选择，可以向人权委员会和人权审查法庭提出关于性取向做法的投诉。要根据条例草案被视为变性做法，一项做法必须符合以下所有要素，其中规定一项做法是： 针对某些人，因为他们的性取向，性别认同，或性别表达，和执行的目的是改变或压制他们的性取向、性别认同或性别表达。条例草案对变性做法的定义是经过精心设计的，以确保提供保健服务的保健从业者不会被抓获，提供合法咨询、支持和建议的人也不会″。 关于性和性别的宗教信仰或原则的一般表达也不会被捕获。履行我们2020年竞选宣言中关于禁止性取向做法的承诺，将防止其造成的伤害，提供补救的途径，并维护所有新西兰人免于歧视和伤害的人权。 克里斯·法福伊说 :”我们正在做的事情符合其他国家（包括美国、加拿大、德国、英国以及澳大利亚昆士兰州、维多利亚州和澳大利亚首都地区）实施或正在考虑的禁令。我建议，一旦《禁止转换做法立法条例草案》一读，它就会提交司法专责委员会，供公众提交。我鼓励人们利用这个机会，通过专责委员会的过程，分享他们的意见。常见问题： 1. 条例草案如何界定变性做法？ 要根据条例草案被视为变性做法，一项做法必须符合定义的所有要素，并且是针对一个人，因为他们的性取向，性别认同，或性别表达，和执行的目的是改变或支持对一个人的性取向、性别认同或性别表达提出异议。该定义明确排除了卫生从业人员在其执业范围内行事的做法，以及其他做法，例如帮助正在经历性别转变的人，或促进一个人的应对技能、发展或身份探索。该定义澄清说，它不包含无意改变或压制一个人的性取向、性别认同或性别表达的宗教原则或信仰的表达。 2. 条例草案如何建议禁止转换做法？ 该法案同时使用刑法和民法来禁止和阻止转换做法的执行。刑事犯罪 该法案规定了两种新的刑事犯罪，其中要么存在较高的伤害风险——例如对 18 岁以下的人或决策能力受损的人进行的转换做法——或者可以证明一个人因皈依行为而遭受严重伤害。这些刑事犯罪旨在捕捉特别严重的案件，并发出明确的信息，即变性做法是不可接受的，不应在新西兰发生。要触发刑事犯罪，变性做法必须造成故意伤害并满足上述问题 1 中列出的所有要素。民事补救计划该法案还创建了民事补救途径。人权委员会将能够接收有关变性做法的投诉并提供服务以促进解决。如果使用委员会的服务无法解决投诉，则可以向人权审查法庭提出索赔。仲裁庭将能够授予一系列补救措施，例如宣布发生错误、下令禁止个人或组织继续执行变性做法，或裁定损害赔偿。 3. 还会提供哪些其他支持？ 人权委员会还将在提供关于变性做法和禁止的教育，以及使幸存者了解如何获得他们可能需要的支持方面发挥重要作用″。
A press conference on sexual orientation and homosexuality is held today
On the afternoon of July 30th, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Immigration, and members of the Government’s Gay Caucus held a press conference in downtown Auckland to announce the next steps to resolve the practice of conversion. In addition to local media, “New Zealand News” was also invited to appoint xueliang sun and Doris XING to participate in the meeting. Bill introduced to protect against conversion practicesLegislation has been introduced to Parliament to protect against practices intended to change or suppress someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.Introducing the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill, Minister of Justice, Kris Faafoi, said the measures proposed were aimed at ending conversion practices which don’t work, are widely discredited, and cause harm to rainbow communities and the wider community.“Those who have experienced conversion practices talk about ongoing mental health distress, depression, shame and stigma, and even suicidal thoughts,” Kris Faafoi said. “Conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand. They are based on the false belief that any person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression is broken and in need of fixing. “Health professionals, religious leaders and human rights advocates here and overseas have spoken out against these practices as harmful and having the potential to perpetuate prejudice, discrimination and abuse towards members of rainbow communities,” Kris Faafoi said. The Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill creates two new criminal offences for either the most serious cases of harm or where there is heightened risk of harm. The Bill also creates a pathway for civil redress.Under the Bill, it will be an offence to perform conversion practices on a child or young person aged under 18, or on someone with impaired decision-making capacity. Such offences would be subject to up to 3 years imprisonment.It would also be an offence to perform conversion practices on anyone – irrespective of age – where the practices have caused serious harm, and would carry up to 5 years imprisonment.Civil redress will also be an option where complaints about conversion practices could be made to the Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Review Tribunal.To be considered a conversion practice under the Bill, a practice must meet ALL of the following elements, which state that a practice is: directed towards someone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, AND· performed with the intention of changing or suppressing their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.“The Bill’s definition of conversion practice has been carefully designed to ensure health practitioners providing health services will not be captured; nor will people providing legitimate counselling, support and advice. “General expressions of religious beliefs or principles about sexuality and gender will also not be captured. “Delivering on our 2020 election manifesto commitment to prohibit conversion practices will prevent the harm they cause, provide an avenue for redress, and uphold the human rights of all New Zealanders to live free from discrimination and harm. “What we are doing is in line with prohibitions put in place or being considered in other countries, including the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, and the Australian states of Queensland, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. “I propose that once the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill has had its first reading it goes to the Justice Select Committee for public submissions.“I would encourage people to take the opportunity, through the select committee process, to share their input,” Kris Faafoi said.The Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill can be found here. Frequently Asked Questions: 1. How does the Bill define conversion practices?To be considered a conversion practice under the Bill, a practice must meet ALL the elements of the definition and be:· directed towards a person because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, AND· performed with the intention of changing or suppressing the person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.The definition explicitly excludes practices by health practitioners acting within their scope of practice, and other practices such as assisting a person who is undergoing a gender transition, or facilitating a person’s coping skills, development, or identity exploration.The definition clarifies that it does not capture the expression of a religious principle or belief that is not intended to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation,
, gender identity, or gender expression.
2. How does the Bill propose to prohibit conversion practices?
The Bill uses both the criminal and civil law to prohibit and deter the performance of conversion practices.
Criminal offences
The Bill creates two new criminal offences where there is either a heightened risk of harm – as in the case of conversion practices performed on people under the age of 18 or people with impaired decision-making capacity – or where it can be demonstrated that a person has suffered serious harm as a result of conversion practices.
These criminal offences are intended to capture particularly serious cases and to send a clear message that conversion practices are unacceptable and should not be occurring in New Zealand.
To trigger a criminal offence, a conversion practice has to cause intended harm AND meet ALL the elements listed in Question 1 above.
Civil redress scheme
The Bill also creates a civil pathway for redress. The Human Rights Commission will be able to receive complaints about conversion practices and provide services to facilitate a resolution. Where a complaint cannot be resolved using the Commission’s services, a claim can be taken to the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The Tribunal will be able to grant a range of remedies, such as a declaration that a wrong has occurred, an order restraining a person or organisation from continuing to perform conversion practices, or an award of damages.
3. What other support will be available?
The Human Rights Commission will also play an important role in providing education about conversion practices and the prohibition, and in making survivors aware of how to access the support that they may need.
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