GLOBAL: Ban dangerous facial recognition technology that amplifies racist policing
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International today launches a global campaign to ban the use of facial recognition systems, a form of mass surveillance that...
Australia: Refugees released from cruel and arbitrary detention
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International Australia today welcomed the further release of refugees from the Park Hotel, Alternative Place of Detention (APOD), in Melbourne,...
NGO heavyweights team up for south island adventure challenge
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Two of New Zealand’s most respected organisations have teamed up in 2021 to offer Kiwis the chance to take on the...
USA: New Amnesty International report details ongoing human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay detention...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International has released a new report highlighting ongoing and historic human rights violations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, as detentions there...
Hong Kong: Mass arrest of opposition figures highlights repressive power of national security law
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the arrests of around 50 Hong Kong opposition figures on Wednesday morning for violation of the city’s national security...
End to protest at Waikeria good but action is needed now
Source: Amnesty International NZ
UPDATE:
Following the surrender of protesters at Waikeria Prison, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is calling on the Minister for Corrections to...
Minister Davis must take urgent action to protect human rights for all at Waikeria
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is calling on the Minister for Corrections Kelvin Davis to ensure all measures are taken to...
China: Hong Kong youths at risk of torture after being convicted in unfair trial
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to China’s sentencing of 10 Hong Kong residents who have been detained in mainland China since attempting to leave Hong...
Governments and police must stop using pandemic as pretext for abuse
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances made...
Amnesty Christchurch protests outside Chinese Consulate
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Christchurch members of Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation, took to the streets outside the Christchurch Chinese Consulate to protest...
AIRBNB LISTING: COMPANY IS ‘DEEPLY COMPROMISED’ BY ISRAELI SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES
Source: Amnesty International NZ
As Airbnb prepares to go public in a multi-billion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) it must withdraw listings of rental properties built...
WORLD-LEADING CONVERSION PRACTICES BILL PASSES IN VICTORIA
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International Australia congratulates the Victorian Parliament’s lower house for passing a world-leading bill to end harmful LGBTQA+ conversion practices*.
The legislation...
