Chilling Government Proposal To Remove Voting Rights – Amnesty International
Yesterday news broke that the Government is proposing a total ban on voting for people in prison. Currently people in…
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Urgently Axing The Māori Health Authority Undermines Te Tiriti Partnership – Amnesty International
Responding to the news that legislation disestablishing the Māori Health Authority has been debated under urgency in Parliament, Amnesty International…
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NZ Government Must Follow Through To Secure A Ceasefire – Amnesty International
The following quote can be attributed to Lisa Woods, Campaigns Director at Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand. This statement is…
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Open Letter To PM Elect Christopher Luxon – Amnesty International
Dear Prime Minister Elect, Christopher Luxon, We all deserve to live in a world free of violence, where we can…
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Open Letter: Dear Leaders, Don’t Criminalise Our Children. Stop The Ram Raid Bill! – Amnesty International
Tēnā koutou Political Party Leaders, We are writing to you because we are concerned about the Ram Raid Offending and…
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UN Says NZ Justice System Failing Human Rights Standards – Amnesty International
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has called out various failings in New Zealand’s justice system, including the very low…
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Corrections Minister Must Correct The Failings Of NZ Prisons – Amnesty International
Yesterday, the Office of the Ombudsman released two new reports following inspections at Christchurch Women’s Prison and Wellington’s Arohata Prison….
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Government Announcement Undermines Human Rights – Amnesty International
Today, the Government announced that 12- and 13-year-olds could be sentenced in the Youth Court for a new ram-raid criminal…
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New HRMI Research: NZ Failing Its Human Rights Commitments – Amnesty International
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) has released new data indicating that New Zealand is falling seriously short when it…
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Aotearoa Justice Watch: New Platform To Identify Systemic Issues – Amnesty International
Extensive work in the criminal justice space by many has revealed that the systems – as they currently operate –…