Hopes Crown apology is the start of system change in our prisons
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Minister of Corrections Hon Kelvin Davis has just issued a public apology to Mihi Bassett, Karma Cripps and other women for...
Disabled people need to be key in Government’s new public housing plans
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero is looking forward to seeing more detail on accessible housing for disabled people in the Government’s...
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of being...
Papua New Guinea: Australia and New Zealand efforts ‘woefully inadequate’ amid COVID-19 surge
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports that Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has declared a critical ‘red stage’ in the country due...
More help needed for victims of terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain
Source: Human Rights Commission
The whānau of those murdered in the terrorist attack on two Christchurch Masjidain, plus the survivors and witnesses, need further government...
Christchurch masjidain terrorist attack – two year commemoration
Source: Human Rights Commission
The terrorist attack on two Masjidain in Ōtautahi Christchurch that murdered 51 people and injured dozens more will affect Aotearoa New...
Myanmar Vast arsenal and notorious troops deployed during nationwide killing spree protest crackdown shows...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Analysis of more than 50 videos show systematic and premeditated killings amid extensive deployment of battlefield weaponry
Soldiers implicated in atrocity crimes...
COVID-19: Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty launches global campaign calling for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines
Rich countries have bought up over half the world’s vaccine supply,...
Karanina Sumeo: Women in prisons deserve human rights
Source: Human Rights Commission
This was first published in the NZ Herald on 8th of March.
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on how...
Thailand: Release peaceful critics and de-escalate tensions amid fresh wave of protests
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Nearly one year after emergency decree, more than 380 protesters including 13 children face criminal charges while alleged protest leaders remain in detention
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Women’s lives have been shattered by COVID-19 – but there’s still plenty to celebrate
Source: Amnesty International NZ
International Women’s Day should be a time of celebration. It might feel like there’s not much to be positive about right now,...
International Women’s Day 2021: An opportunity for global action to make justice fair, accessible...
Source: Human Rights Commission
For the first time – today on International Women’s Day – the New Zealand Human Rights Commission as Central National Preventive...
