Gaza’s children face Covid-19 spike amid power shutdown and ongoing airstrikes
Source: Save The Children
Ramallah, 25th August – The Israeli government has blocked the entry of fuel necessary for the operation of Gaza’s only power...
Southlanders – what price your health?
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Southlanders – what price your health?
Southlanders can feel lucky in the extent to which your...
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Seven children reported killed in Yemen airstrike – Save the Children
Source: Save The Children
Seven children have reportedly died in an airstrike that killed 20 people yesterday. The attack hit residential houses and cars in...
KiwiBuild expansion lumps taxpayers with dodgy investments
Source: Taxpayers Union
7 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Government’s new $350,000,000 fund to underwrite “at risk” developments. Like the infamous KiwiBuild scheme,...
Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures and...
Op-ed: A tale of two politicians
Source: Taxpayers Union
6 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe following is an op-ed by Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams. It can be republished freely, with attribution....
Tenancy protection lifts wellbeing for vulnerable families
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
06 August 2020
Whānau and families will sleep better at night knowing their homes can’t be taken away from them...
Lebanon: Beirut explosion must be independently investigated
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the devastating explosion in Beirut yesterday that killed scores of people and left thousands more injured, Julie Verhaar, Acting...
Vaping law will harm the public, gives in to big tobacco
Source: Taxpayers Union
6 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Smokefree Environments (Vaping) Amendment Bill passed into law last night will help keep people smoking cigarettes, and caves...
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Children hit by Beirut blast must be reunited with relatives
Source: Save The Children
As stories emerge of children being separated from their parents after the explosion in Beirut, Save the Children is calling for...
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Fears for children in Beirut explosion, as hospitals are completely overwhelmed
Source: Save The Children
A huge explosion in the Lebanese capital has devastated communities within a 10km radius. The circumstances of the explosion are not...
NEW REPORT FINDS LAW ENFORCEMENT VIOLATED BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS, DOCUMENTS ACTS...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Today, Amnesty International USA released a report documenting widespread and egregious human rights violations by police officers against protesters, medics, journalists...
