Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand - Latest News [Page 8]
Amnesty urges govt to respect Indigenous Rights
Friday, 25 September 2009, 10:50 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International welcomes New Zealand’s willingness to “move to support” the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as recommended by many states in the UPR Working Group. A/HRC/12/8/Add.1, paragraph 6. The organisation calls on ... More >>
International Day of the Disappeared
Friday, 28 August 2009, 3:07 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International calls on the New Zealand Government to ratify the treaty and take a crucial step towards ending enforced disappearances worldwide Imagine waiting for your loved ones to come home one day, and imagine that day turning into the rest ... More >>
Crack down on activists 20 years after Tianananmen
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 10:38 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Chinese authorities have continued to harass activists and escalate censorship in the lead up to today's 20th anniversary of the violent military crackdown in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Some activists have been taken away by police ... More >>
US decision to hold torture photos disappointing
Friday, 15 May 2009, 10:21 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International has reiterated its call for independent investigation into "War on Terror" abuses in response to news reports that Obama administration will not be fulfilling its legal obligation per the American Civil Liberties Union's FOIA ... More >>
Lebanon's Upcoming National Elections
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 1:21 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Lebanon's upcoming national elections, due on 7 June, present a unique opportunity for the country's political leaders to commit themselves and their parties to introducing long-needed human rights reforms, Amnesty International said today as it published ... More >>
SanLu death sentences not the solution
Friday, 23 January 2009, 3:26 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International unreservedly condemns the decision to execute the two men responsible for the SanLu tainted milk tragedy, and continues to raise concerns about New Zealand's implication in the scandal. More >>
Kiwis spread hope with pen and paper
Monday, 8 December 2008, 12:32 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
In the holiday spirit of compassion for others, Amnesty International is asking New Zealanders to put pen to paper this week, to speak out on behalf of people around the world in danger simply because of their peaceful actions or beliefs. More >>
Fonterra/SanLu tragedy - need for rights in trade
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:21 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The results from New Zealand's largest ever pre-election survey on human rights show that 63% of election candidates who have responded agree that human rights should be an integral part of New Zealand's preferential trade agreements. More >>
Amnesty Int Welcomes Candidates' Commitment
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:45 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Phil Goff, Labour candidate running for Mount Roskill, has asserted that the Labour Government’s concerns on the Fijian military coup, and the human rights violations which have occurred, have been strongly and consistently expressed through various ... More >>
Calls for human rights to be at heart of election
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 4:55 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
On the 115th anniversary of New Zealand becoming the first country in the world to give women the vote, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) has renewed its call for candidates to put human rights at the heart of the election debate. More >>
Taser decision made without adequate information
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 9:37 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International is disappointed that the "in principle" decision to introduce Tasers into New Zealand has occurred before a rigorous, independent and impartial inquiry which takes into account deaths caused following Taser use. More >>
Robert Fisk to guest as Amnesty's keynote speaker
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 5:01 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) is delighted to host one of the world's most famous journalists as its keynote speaker during its 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights (UDHR) celebrations. More >>
NZOC, Govt must speak on China rights breaches
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 3:59 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International is calling on the New Zealand Olympic Committee and New Zealand representatives attending the Olympics to speak out about the increasing human rights abuses occurring in China. More >>
Student activists Ctrl Alt Del rights in China
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 1:18 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International New Zealand today launched its new-look campaigning website created specifically for student activists. The website allows students to take action as part of the Freedom Challenge, Amnesty's annual team challenge for New Zealand ... More >>
One month left to improve China's human rights
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 12:32 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
A month before the opening of the Olympics Amnesty International has today sent an open letter to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, urging him to deliver on the promises made to improve the country's human rights. More >>
FTA Full of human rights promises, no substance
Friday, 6 June 2008, 10:20 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International has today made a second submission on the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Bill. This submission, requested following Amnesty's oral submissions before the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Select Committee on May ... More >>
Human rights diminished in NZ-China FTA
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 3:57 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with China further weakens already minimal labour rights obligations that exist in all other New Zealand trade agreements. More >>
Helen Clark urged to take lead on China
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 11:54 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International's latest reports on human rights abuses in China, released today, will give Helen Clark much to discuss when she raises human rights concerns during the signing of the Free Trade Agreement in Beijing on April 7th. More >>
Amnesty International welcomes Zaoui decision
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 4:19 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International has welcomed the decision announced today by the Director of Security to withdraw the security risk certificate against Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui, saying that it makes clear that a substantial threat to New Zealand's security ... More >>
John Lennon Comes to Cuba St for Amnesty Campaign
Monday, 9 July 2007, 10:06 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
On Cuba Street this Monday, graphic artists, graffiti artists and the general public will follow the likes of U2 and Green Day in making a contribution to Amnesty International's campaign against human rights abuses in Darfur. Their work will mark the launch of ... More >>
