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Media freedom in West Papua: Protest at Indonesian embassy
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 11:13 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Today, Wednesday 29 October, there will be a peaceful protest at the Indonesian Embassy in Wellington to call on new Indonesian President Joko Widodo to honour his election promise to ensure greater media freedom in West Papua. More >>
Disability Rights: UN releases Concluding Observations
Sunday, 5 October 2014, 12:19 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which monitors state party compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, examined the NZ government's performance under the Convention for the first time ... More >>
Disabilities: UN Committee to examine NZ's performance
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:40 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will hold its twelfth session from 15 September to 3 October at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, to review the reports of New Zealand, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Belgium, Ecuador and Denmark on how these ... More >>
Nation-wide peace vigils to mark 100th anniversary of WWI
Friday, 8 August 2014, 11:29 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Photos of the peace vigils that were held on Monday, 4 August, around Aotearoa New Zealand to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One - "the war to end all wars" - are available on Facebook. The album currently has photos of the ... More >>
Nation-wide peace vigils to mark start of WW1
Monday, 4 August 2014, 9:28 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Nation-wide peace vigils to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One “the war to end all wars” More >>
WW1 anniversary: Peace vigils on 4 August
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 10:04 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Monday, 4 August, is the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One, "the war to end all wars". Peace Movement Aotearoa, in association with Quakers, is coordinating nation-wide candle-lit vigils on 4 August, in conjunction with peace ... More >>
Response to human rights recommendations questioned
Friday, 20 June 2014, 9:48 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
UN Human Rights Council combined intervention questions the sincerity of the government’s response to human rights recommendations. More >>
Killer robots: Update from CCW Experts meeting
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 9:55 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
"I urge delegates to take bold action. All too often international law only responds to atrocities and suffering once it has happened. You have the opportunity to take pre-emptive action and ensure that the ultimate decision to end life remains ... More >>
Time for international action on killer robots
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 9:56 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
13 May 2014 Nations should commit to begin drafting new international law to stop the development of fully autonomous weapons or “killer robots,” the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots said today as the first multilateral talks on the issue begin ... More >>
'Noho Hewa', with Native Hawaiian filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 2:31 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The last chance to see the award winning documentary 'Noho Hewa: the wrongful occupation of Hawai'i' - a powerful portrayal of the multiple links between militarisation and the historical and ongoing processes of colonisation - introduced and discussed by ... More >>
Noho Hewa': Visit of Native Hawaiian filmmaker
Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 9:44 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Native Hawaiian filmmaker, Anne Keala Kelly, will be in Aotearoa New Zealand for two screenings of the award winning documentary 'Noho Hewa: the wrongful occupation of Hawai'i', a powerful portrayal of the multiple links between militarisation and ... More >>
White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 10:32 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal, the main fundraiser for the White Poppy Peace Scholarships, starts tomorrow and runs through until Thursday, 24 April. More >>
Global military spending drops slightly, but not far enough
Monday, 14 April 2014, 10:30 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
According to figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today, the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, world military expenditure totalled US$1.75 trillion in 2013, a fall of 1.9 % in real terms since 2012. However: More >>
Invest in social spending, cut military spending
Saturday, 12 April 2014, 2:40 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below is the statement from the United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order in advance of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, Monday, 14 April; followed by the details of this year's ... More >>
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Statement
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 10:01 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below is the initial statement at the conclusion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's visit, released at a media conference in Wellington yesterday. More >>
Lectures by UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Friday, 28 March 2014, 5:41 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Here are the details of the public lectures by the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane, who is visiting Aotearoa New Zealand from 3 to 10 April 2014 - these lectures are in Auckland on Thursday, 3 April, and in Wellington on Monday, ... More >>
Update: White poppies, visitors, Global Day of Action ...
Friday, 21 March 2014, 4:57 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
1) the 2014 White Poppies for Peace Appeal; 2) the 2014 Global Day of Action on Military Spending; 3) the visit of Native Hawaiian filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly; 4) the visit of the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane; and 5) the consultation ... More >>
Waihopai Ploughshares: Crown drops damages claim
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 12:43 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The Crown has unexpectedly dropped its court action against Waihopai Ploughshares and is no longer suing them for $1.2 million damages, the alleged cost of their disarmament action at the Waihopai spy base. More >>
Preliminary analysis of NZ Universal Periodic Review Outcome
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 12:10 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The draft Outcome Report of NZ’s second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was released overnight, and it includes 155 recommendations made by UN member states. While the UPR process is not as rigorous as the consideration of the government’s human rights ... More >>
UN to examine NZ's human rights performance next week
Friday, 24 January 2014, 11:33 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Starting on Monday, 27 January, the government's overall performance on human rights will be examined for the second time through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. The UPR is a mechanism established in 2006 whereby the UN Human Rights Council ... More >>
