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Iran Must Stop Using Militia To Police Protest
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 12:50 pm | Amnesty International
Following reports from Iran that members of the Basij militia have used excessive force against demonstrators - and in light of the history of abuses committed by this unaccountable branch of the security forces - Amnesty International calls on ... More >>
NZ joins Week of Action Against Gun Violence
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 2:53 pm | Amnesty International
Gun violence kills more than 350,000 people a year, and severely injures more than a million. Yet the global trade that fuels the epidemic of armed violence is not subject to international regulation. More >>
Human Rights In New Zealand
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 12:18 pm | Amnesty International
As New Zealand gears up for a review of its human rights record in Geneva this week, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand encourages the NZ Government to act upon the key human rights challenges facing this country – including violence against ... More >>
Human Rights Should Be Central To NZ-US Relations
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 12:53 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's report on US President Barack Obama's first 100 days, finds that his human rights work amounts to "promises for change with only limited action". The report, "Mixed messages: Counter terror and human rights: President Obama's first ... More >>
Deteriorating human rights situation in Fiji
Monday, 20 April 2009, 2:02 pm | Amnesty International
An Amnesty International expert who has just completed a fact-finding mission to Fiji warns that the human rights situation in the country is getting worse by the day and that the civilian population is living in fear as a result of draconian measures ... More >>
Excessive Use Of Force By Nabire Police
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:42 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International urges the National Head of Police, Bambang Hendarso Danuri to initiate an immediate investigation into reports of police using excessive force to disperse a demonstration in Nabire, Papua. This is the third reported incident ... More >>
NZ now lagging behind in Indigenous Rights
Monday, 6 April 2009, 9:53 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ welcomes John Key's recent comments regarding New Zealand's possible support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but calls on the NZ Government to follow in Australia's footsteps by making ... More >>
Decision a setback to NZ’s human rights agenda
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 4:37 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ is dismayed by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully's announcement to withdraw NZ's candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council. "Minister McCully's decision is a retrograde step that neglects New Zealand's ... More >>
China world’s leading executioner
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 2:11 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has today revealed that Asia carried out more executions than any other part of the world in 2008, with China alone accounting for almost three quarters of the world's executions. "Considering New Zealand's increasing trade links ... More >>
Action of love for Zimbabwe this Valentine’s Day
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 1:17 pm | Amnesty International
Jenni Williams, co-leader of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), was arrested on Valentine's Day three years ago for handing out roses to the public and marching down the streets of Zimbabwe with a banner proclaiming "The power of love can conquer the love of ... More >>
SRI LANKA: hospital bombing is despicable
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 2:35 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has denounced the reported use of cluster bombs in a civilian area by the Sri Lankan military as a serious violation of international humanitarian law. More >>
Papuan Court Clears Rights Defender of All Charges
Friday, 30 January 2009, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the decision today by the Jayapura District Court to clear human rights lawyer Iwanggin Sabar Olif alias Sabar of all the charges brought against him. This ruling sends a positive signal to the Papuan human rights defenders ... More >>
Amnesty welcomes Obama's step in right direction
Thursday, 22 January 2009, 1:26 pm | Amnesty International
President Obama's announcement to suspend the military courts at Guantanamo Bay gives a ray of hope for Omar Khadr and the other 250 prisoners held illegally at the detention centre, says Amnesty International New Zealand. More >>
Amnesty launches emergency appeal on Gaza
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 3:11 pm | Amnesty International
An emergency appeal for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has been launched today by Amnesty International, after their discovery of Israel's illegal use of white phosphorus. More >>
Amnesty Int Launches Emergency Appeal On Gaza
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 2:53 pm | Amnesty International
An emergency appeal for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has been launched today by Amnesty International, after their discovery of Israel's illegal use of white phosphorus. Amnesty's researchers on the ground in Gaza City have collected evidence ... More >>
Kiwi messages to close Guantanamo greet Obama
Friday, 9 January 2009, 2:51 pm | Amnesty International
On the seventh anniversary of the establishment of Guantanamo Bay, hundreds of New Zealanders have joined Amnesty International's call urging President-elect Barack Obama to announce a closing date for the US detention centre. More >>
Amnesty disappointed by NZ Govt’s position on Gaza
Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 4:46 pm | Amnesty International
The New Zealand Government's reserved approach to the crisis in Gaza is contrary to this country's history of speaking out strongly against international crises, says Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Amnesty International Urges Caution On Taser Use
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:20 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is urging New Zealand Police to limit the deployment of Tasers to life-threatening situations following today's release of their damning report into their safety in the United States of America. More >>
Hager: UDHR needed In NZ Too
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 12:32 pm | Amnesty International
On the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Nicky Hager writes that it is needed in New Zealand as much as in faraway troubled places...More >>
Human Rights Agenda for the Pacific
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 12:30 pm | Amnesty International
On 10 December, along with other human rights defenders in New Zealand and around the globe, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. ... More >>
