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Report Outlines Clear Human Rights Violations Of Asylum Seekers By Govt
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 10:10 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International has for the first time carried out investigative field research on Aotearoa New Zealand soil. It follows a number of reports of the ill-treatment of people in prison, including people who’ve sought asylum here. The report clearly ... More >>
Govt Decision Will Help Make Vaccines More Accessible To Those Who Need It The Most
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:09 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Aotearoa New Zealand is the latest country to support the proposal for a TRIPS waiver to COVID-19 vaccines, following in the steps of the Biden administration in the United States. Trade Minister Damien O’Connor made the announcement this morning via social ... More >>
Jacinda Ardern Must Implore Japan To Reverse Its Decision On Fukushima Wastewater
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 5:22 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International is calling on the New Zealand Government to oppose the Government of Japan’s decision to release more than one million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. We join a ... More >>
Hopes Crown Apology Is The Start Of System Change In Our Prisons
Monday, 22 March 2021, 6:20 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Minister of Corrections Hon Kelvin Davis has just issued a public apology to Mihi Bassett, Karma Cripps and other women for harm caused to them in prison, alongside a scathing letter to the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections. This comes ... More >>
G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves In The Foot By Failing To Tackle Global Vaccine Access
Saturday, 20 February 2021, 6:00 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday 19 February, Amnesty International has warned that failure to ensure global access to vaccines represents an abject moral failure that will ultimately harm rich countries. ... More >>
Minister Davis Must Take Urgent Action To Protect Human Rights For All At Waikeria
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 6:50 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is calling on the Minister for Corrections Kelvin Davis to ensure all measures are taken to address the situation at Waikeria Prison to protect the human rights of all people involved. All people, including ... More >>
New Amnesty International Youth Award Given In Auckland
Friday, 11 December 2020, 6:04 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The first winners for Amnesty International’s Gary Ware Legacy Award were announced this evening on Human Rights Day as a nod to the importance of youth voices in shaping Aotearoa’s future. The Gary Ware Legacy Award is a new award from Amnesty International ... More >>
Report Confirms Systemic Failure In Our Places Of Detention
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:04 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The below can be attributed to Amnesty International Executive Director Meg de Ronde in relation to the Human Rights Commission report out today. "This report confirms our worst fears of a systemic failure in our detention system. Since the original ... More >>
Middle Earth Actress Launches Amnesty International’s Human Rights Campaign
Sunday, 22 November 2020, 8:31 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign is here again and this year it has kicked off in true Kiwi style in the sun and surf by Auckland’s Mission Bay beach. Homeland actress Nazanin Boniadi who is in New Zealand filming the upcoming ... More >>
Amnesty Seeking Assurances Over The State Of Prisons In Aotearoa Following Damning Revelations
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 5:58 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Official Information including a Corrections’ review of Auckland Region Women’s Correctional Facility (ARWCF) released under the Official Information Act by RNZ’s Guyon Espiner has revealed worse-than-thought conditions behind bars at the prison. ... More >>
Israel/OPT: Unlawful "annexation" Plan Promotes ‘law Of The Jungle’ And Must Be Stopped
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 1:46 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The Israeli authorities must immediately abandon plans to further "annex" territory in the occupied West Bank which breach international laws and exacerbate decades of systematic human rights violations against Palestinians there, Amnesty ... More >>
Amnesty International Calls For The Release Of All Prisoners Of Conscience Worldwide
Monday, 4 May 2020, 1:35 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all the prisoners of conscience it is campaigning for worldwide, who are now at heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "As this devastating virus sweeps across ... More >>
South Asia: As COVID-19 Spreads, Fears Rise For People At Higher Risk
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 4:15 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Protect daily wage earners, people displaced by conflict, health workers and prisoners As cases of COVID-19 escalate in South Asia, one of the world’s poorest and most populous regions, Amnesty International calls on the authorities there to put human ... More >>
Prisoner's Pardons Following Covid-19 Welcome But 100s More Remain Jailed
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 9:16 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Responding to an announcement by the Iranian authorities that pardons will be granted to prisoners convicted of "security" offences who have a five-year prison sentence or less, and that those who have been granted leave in recent weeks will ... More >>
Amnesty International announces new Executive Director
Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 3:17 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Acting Executive Director Meg de Ronde has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, making her not only the first woman to head the New Zealand section, but the youngest person to take on the job, and ... More >>
Grim report released on child detention centre in the US
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 12:18 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Children are running away from a border control facility in the United States that Amnesty International describes as a facility that embodies the disastrous consequences of US policies toward children seeking protection. More >>
Programme brings new refugees to Christchurch
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 10:29 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
An inspiring new people-powered initiative is bringing refugees to settle in Christchurch for the first time since its resettlement programme was put on hold eight years ago. Under the new community sponsorship programme, up to 35 refugees will be resettled ... More >>
New Executive Director of Amnesty International New Zealand
Monday, 26 March 2018, 1:00 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Tony Blackett has been announced as the new Executive Director of Amnesty International New Zealand. More >>
Myanmar: Fresh evidence of ongoing ethnic cleansing
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 9:32 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The Myanmar security forces’ devastating campaign against the Rohingya population in northern Rakhine State is far from over, Amnesty International said today, as it published new evidence of ongoing violations that have forced hundreds more people ... More >>
Chechnya: Stop Abducting and Killing Gay Men
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 2:51 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
In response to the abduction, torture and killing of gay men in Chechnya, the Amnesty on Campus group at Victoria University is hosting a sit-in on Saturday 20 May. More >>
