Hong Kong: Prosecution of opposition figures an unprecedented attack on human rights
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to a Hong Kong court’s decision to deny bail to 32 of 47 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists charged with “conspiracy to subversion” under...
Myanmar: Signs of ‘shoot to kill’ strategy to quell opposition
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports of killings by Myanmar armed forces on 3 March 2021, the deadliest day since the 1 February coup,...
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...
Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and Level 3 our offices will be closed
Source: Human Rights Commission
Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and Level 3 our offices will be closed
March 1, 2021
The Human Rights Commission’s Auckland office will...
Social cohesion requires an all of society approach
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Race Relations Commissioner says the government, private sector, and civil society need to work together to create conditions that make...
Rohingya stranded in Indian Ocean must be immediately rescued and disembarked to place of...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to reports that a group of Rohingya refugees and at least three Bangladeshi nationals are stranded on a boat in...
Corrections acted unlawfully in trying to ‘break’ prisoner – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International NZ
An Auckland judge has laid down a thundering assessment of Corrections’ treatment of a prisoner at Auckland Region Women’s Prison. Mihi Bassett is yet to...
UK: Uber drivers win six year battle over workers’ rights in groundbreaking ruling
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to workers’ rights
‘No business model should ever depend on precarious and exploitative forms...
Myanmar: Death of 20-year-old woman shot by police during protests
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to news of the death of 20-year-old Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, who was shot in the head while wearing a motorcycle helmet by Myanmar police during protests in Nay Pyi Daw on 9...
Malaysia: Deportation to Myanmar puts lives in danger
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International Malaysia is aghast at the Malaysian government’s planned efforts with the Myanmar military to deport 1,200 people back to...
Human Rights Commission calls for removal of discriminatory barriers in local government
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission strongly supports the proposed changes to local government legislation aimed at removing discriminatory barriers for Māori.
“The changes...
COVID-19 fueling discrimination against Tangata Whenua and Chinese communities
Source: Human Rights Commission
New research by the Human Rights Commission has revealed that Tangata Whenua along with Chinese communities report the highest rates of...
