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Boy’s human rights breached in haircut threat, tribunal told

Tuesday 23 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

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Boy’s human rights breached in haircut threat, tribunal told
Cyrus Taniela, left, and his big sister Jaylia-Anna. 20042927

A human rights tribunal is set to rule on a school’s demand that a 5-year-old boy’s hair be cut, against his family’s Cook Islands tradition.

A human rights tribunal is set to rule on a school’s demand that a 5-year-old boy’s hair be cut, against his family’s Cook Islands tradition.


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