The United Nations Human Rights Committee “considers that there are a few, if any, circumstances in which deprivation of the right to enter one’s own country could be reasonable”.
Under the Bill of Rights, all Kiwis have a right to come home.
But COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins told The AM Show on Friday that the suspension was justified due to the spike in positive cases coming from India.
The percentage of arrivals from India testing positive in managed isolation had been around 2-5 percent but has shot up to 10 percent in the recent weeks.
“This is a temporary restriction and it is important to note it is a temporary restriction. It is not a decision that we took lightly,” Hipkins said.
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