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Acts Of Kindness Beat Number Of COVID-19 Cases In NZ
Saturday, 25 April 2020, 11:01 am | Amnesty International
An attempt to show the sheer magnitude of kindness in New Zealand has surpassed expectations. Since Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand launched The Big Kindness Count almost a month ago, people have recorded more than 16,000 acts of kindness, ... More >>
Open Letter To Corrections Minister Hon. Kelvin Davis - Show Us The Numbers
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 1:03 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on Corrections Minister Hon. Kelvin Davis once again to release information regarding the number of hours people are being held in ‘lockdown’ in prisons during the national lockdown. Renewed calls for the ... More >>
Call For Transparency From Corrections On Prisoner Lockdown Hours
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 2:58 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling for transparency from the Government on what is happening in New Zealand’s prisons as we navigate COVID-19 - particularly on lockdown hours in cells. The concerns come following several reports from different people ... More >>
Amnesty International Releases Human Rights Briefing To COVID-19 Committee
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 3:38 pm | Amnesty International
Essential moves have been made to manage the impact of COVID-19 in New Zealand. This means significant changes to how society is operating. These unprecedented measures limit liberties and physical freedoms in order to protect the right to health and ... More >>
Amnesty International Launches Youth Award
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 12:43 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International launches Youth Award Amnesty International is launching a youth award as a nod to the growing want from New Zealand youth to create a more compassionate and sustainable future for themselves and future generations. The Gary ... More >>
Uyghurs Living Abroad In NZ Tell Of Campaign Of Intimidation From China
Friday, 21 February 2020, 1:22 pm | Amnesty International
Chinese authorities are systematically harassing Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups even after they have left the country, according to new testimonies gathered by Amnesty International. Uyghur New Zealanders were among those interviewed, despite ... More >>
Israel/OPT: UN List Of Settlement Businesses Offers New Hope For Accountability
Friday, 14 February 2020, 2:22 pm | Amnesty International
The publication of a UN database which lists more than 100 companies involved in business activities in illegal Israeli settlements is an important step towards accountability in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Amnesty International said today. ... More >>
Summary of the state of human rights in NZ
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 8:33 am | Amnesty International
While a generation of young advocates led the fight against worsening repression in Asia, issues closer to home show New Zealand had a mixed record relating to counter-terrorism, detention facilities, the rights of Indigenous peoples and children’s rights. More >>
Myanmar: World court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya
Friday, 24 January 2020, 10:02 am | Amnesty International
In response to today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Myanmar to take "provisional measures" to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community, Amnesty International’s Regional Director, Nicholas Bequelin, ... More >>
UN landmark case for people displaced by climate change
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 9:09 am | Amnesty International
In a ground-breaking asylum case, a UN human rights body has ruled that governments must take into account the human rights violations caused by the climate crisis when considering deportation of asylum seekers, said Amnesty International today. More >>
Amnesty applauds NZ leadership for refugee sponsorship
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 2:03 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International applauds NZ Minister's leadership for signing onto global network for refugee sponsorship More >>
Organisations call on Govt to act on growing refugee crisis
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 8:09 am | Amnesty International
A collective of former refugee leaders, resettlement, human rights, faith-based and humanitarian organisations have signed and sent an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. The letter asks the Government ... More >>
Original art to raise money for Amnesty International
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 7:03 pm | Amnesty International
World-renowned artists create original art to raise money for Amnesty International Eleven world-renowned artists including Yoko Ono, Shilpa Gupta and Gerhard Richter have come together to create a collection of original, limited-edition art to raise ... More >>
Chester Borrows condemns the use of police cells for children
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 12:12 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International, Chester Borrows and JustSpeak call for action on Universal Children’s Day More >>
Ireland makes permanent Community Sponsorship of Refugees
Saturday, 16 November 2019, 4:52 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has sent personnel to Ireland to learn about how to best implement the Community Sponsorship of Refugees in New Zealand. More >>
Terrorism Suppression Bill rushed through select committee
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 2:31 pm | Amnesty International
The Government posted last night that there would only be five days for civil society to submit on the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill, bringing the deadline for submissions forward to November 10 . More >>
Firearms reforms must protect fundamental human rights
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 7:04 pm | Amnesty International
Firearms reforms must protect fundamental human rights Amnesty International has submitted on the human rights implications of the Arms Legislation Bill. Advocacy and Policy Manager Annaliese Johnston says the Bill touches on a number of human ... More >>
Amnesty International urges caution on Terrorism Bill
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 2:30 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International continues to urge caution on Terrorism Suppression Bill to ensure human rights are protected More >>
New abortion law marks significant and needed progress in NZ
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 4:52 pm | Amnesty International
New abortion law marks significant and needed progress for reproductive rights in New Zealand Amnesty International has today made its submission to the Abortion Legislation Committee in Wellington. The rights at stake in the legislation include the rights ... More >>
Amnesty Int calls on Gov not to rush Terrorism Bill
Friday, 18 October 2019, 3:01 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned that Justice Minister Andrew Little's Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill could have the potential to undermine human rights in New Zealand. The Bill would give the New Zealand Police the ability to apply to ... More >>
