Waimirirangi Ormsby walks the talk by bringing whakapapa to life
Source: Human Rights Commission
Waimirirangi Ormsby believes actions are as important as words. The 26-year-old, of Waikato-Tainui, has foraged deep into her whakapapa to help...
Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Yasa
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Yasa
Tropical Cyclone Yasa is currently tracking towards Fiji. Fiji Metservice...
Human Rights Commission hands over petition calling for pay transparency legislation
Source: Human Rights Commission
Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo handed over a 4,141 strong petition to the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister,...
China: UN must act on Xinjiang atrocities after petition shows mass global outrage
Source: Amnesty International NZ
More than 323,000 people worldwide sign Amnesty International’s ‘Free Xinjiang Detainees’ petition
Open letter urges UN to investigate human rights violations against...
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
A number of countries and territories are currently experiencing an active outbreak...
Chief Human Rights Commissioner calls on New Zealanders to get vaccinated
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission is calling on New Zealanders to get vaccinated this Super Saturday.
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says...
New Caledonia: Tropical Cyclone Niran
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
New Caledonia: Tropical Cyclone Niran
Tropical Cyclone Niran is currently tracking towards New Caledonia...
New joint letter calls for more action on Afghanistan
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Being kind is a part of who we are as Kiwis. Today, alongside more than 60 other organisations, civil society groups,...
China: Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority men and women subjected to mass internment and torture
Millions of Muslims subjected to systematized mass...
UN: Growing international concern must translate into concrete action over China’s crimes against humanity...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
A statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva by a cross-regional group of 43 states who are “gravely...
33 human rights wins to celebrate
Source: Amnesty International NZ
It’s been a busy year for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten, awards...
Indonesia: Government should investigate shooting of children in Intan Jaya, Papua
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Two children were shot, one fatally, during a gunfight between armed groups and Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya regency, Papua...