Protect Peaceful Assemblies, Limit Use of Force
Source: Amnesty International NZ
City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards
(New York, October 21, 2020) – City and state officials in the United States...
Thailand Declaration of Severe Emergency Situation in Bangkok is revoked
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Thailand Declaration of Severe Emergency Situation in Bangkok is revoked
The Prime Minister of...
STATE DEPARTMENT ACCUSATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM AGAINST AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ARE BASELESS AND AN AFFRONT TO...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports that the United States Department of State, under Secretary Pompeo’s initiative, may categorize several non-governmental organizations as antisemitic...
Thailand: Media outlet shutdown an attempt to stifle growing protest
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to news that a court in Thailand has upheld a government order to shut down “all platforms” of Voice TV,...
INDONESIA: HUNDREDS OF ROHINGYA NEED URGENT RESCUE NEAR ACEH WATERS
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports that a boat carrying around 250 Rohingya refugees was sighted near Indonesian waters, off Aceh, Amnesty International Indonesia’s...
Thailand: Water cannons mark deeply alarming escalation in policing protests
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the dispersal of protesters by Thai police using water cannons with irritants and dye, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for...
Re-imagining human rights for New Zealand
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
This first appeared in the Dominion Post on 16 October.
There’s a global pushback against human...
