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Corrections Minister Misrepresented Prison Newsletter Say Prisoner Advocates
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 6:23 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Prisoner advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa says it’s confused as to why Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis alleged its newsletter was inciting riots. Responding to the allegations made during oral question time in Parliament, the group’s ... More >>
Statement From The Waikeria Uprising Whānau
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 5:42 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Attributed to the whānau members of the Waikeria Uprising protesters. We are so happy to know that our loved ones and whānau members protesting in Waikeria prison were able to surrender safely today. We would like to reiterate the concerns our ... More >>
Corrections Acknowledges Complaints Process Dysfunctional In Waikeria
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 3:43 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
At a press conference tonight Corrections Chief Executive Jeremy Lightfoot acknowledged that successive Ombudsman reports found prisoners did not have access to the complaints process. Prison abolitionist group People Against Prisons Aotearoa, who have been ... More >>
Prisoner Advocates Back Report’s Call For Human Rights Inquiry
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:17 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Prisoner rights organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa says that the Human Rights Commission's follow up report into seclusion and restraint shows a worsening pattern of long terms in solitary isolation and increased use of restraints. The ... More >>
Police Homicide Confirms Fears Of Armed Police Patrols
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 11:59 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The charging of three officers of the Central Police District with homicide confirms community fears of police violence. The announcement of the charges comes as the United States of America is crippled by nationwide protests against the murder of ... More >>
Secret Police Surveillance Programme Violates Privacy Of All New Zealanders
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:08 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
A secret trial of facial recognition artificial intelligence by New Zealand Police has violated the privacy of the country, say criminal justice advocates. The trial began without the knowledge of either top cops or the Privacy Commissioner, which ... More >>
Police Admit Top Cop Lied To Pandemic Response Committee
Monday, 11 May 2020, 1:11 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The New Zealand Police have admitted in an Official Information Act request that the outgoing Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, lied to the Pandemic Response Committee in his response to a question about racial discrimination by police. In the April ... More >>
Third Shooting By Police Shows Armed Patrols Dangerous
Monday, 20 April 2020, 3:24 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
For the third time since the Police trial of Armed Response Teams began, officers have shot and killed a member of the public. The controversial trial has seen squad cars of officers armed with automatic rifles put on patrol in communities around ... More >>
Armed Police Reveal Prompts National Day Of Action
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 1:05 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Community organisations are rallying nationwide after data revealed police Armed Response Teams were primarily being used for routine policing, says People Against Prisons Aotearoa press spokesperson Emilie Rākete. The controversial teams were ... More >>
Police Killing Proves Armed Patrols Dangerous
Friday, 6 December 2019, 9:20 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Police Killing of Suicidal Man Proves Armed Patrols Dangerous The shooting of a suicidal man in Southland shows that police armament is dangerous, says criminal justice group People Against Prisons Aotearoa. The shooting comes just over a month into the controversial trial of heavily armed police teams in 3 regions ... More >>
Community Meeting to Provide Feedback on Armed Police
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 2:49 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
A community hui has been called this weekend in South Auckland to gather feedback on the trial of armed police patrols. The meeting is part of People Against Prisons Aotearoa’s Arms Down campaign against the militarisation of policing. The trial ... More >>
Report Justifying Police Killing of Fleeing Man a Whitewash
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 11:50 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) claims that Police were justified when they shot and killed Auckland man Jerrim Toms. Justice advocates People Against Prisons Aotearoa say the facts of the case do not support this conclusion. More >>
Rally Against Armed Patrols
Saturday, 2 November 2019, 11:38 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson and Auckland City Councillor Efeso Collins are among the speakers lined up to attend today’s Rally to End Armed Police Patrols. The rally, organised by criminal justice group People Against Prisons Aotearoa, has been ... More >>
Major guests joining rally against armed police
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 10:07 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson and Auckland City Councillor Efeso Collins are among the speakers lined up to attend this Saturday’s Rally to End Armed Police Patrols. The rally, organised by criminal justice group People Against Prisons Aotearoa, ... More >>
Armed police patrols will cause American-style shootings
Friday, 18 October 2019, 1:13 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The Police Commissioner's announcement that squadcars of officers with automatic rifles will patrol New Zealand's streets is dangerous and unnecessary, according to the criminal justice community organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa. The ... More >>
New Corrections plan for Māori “repeat of failed policies"
Monday, 19 August 2019, 10:05 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The Hōkai Rangi plan for reducing Māori reoffending announced today fails to fulfil the Waitangi Tribunal’s recommendations, says justice organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa. Minister Kelvin Davis announced the plan this morning, which aims ... More >>
Community to rally in Christchurch for Ihumātao
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 9:38 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Community groups are holding a rally in Christchurch today, calling on the Government to end the deadlock at Ihumātao and negotiate for the disputed land’s protection. Ihumātao, considered wāhi tapu or sacred land, was confiscated by the Government ... More >>
Criminal justice group joins land occupation at Ihumātao
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 7:58 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
People Against Prisons Aotearoa is joining the occupation of stolen Māori land at Ihumātao. The groups says the deployment of more than 100 police officers today to remove protesters was colonial violence. The land was confiscated from local Māori ... More >>
Transgender Prisoner launches hunger strike
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 9:25 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
A transgender prisoner at Auckland Prison is launching a full hunger, thirst and medication strike today, on April 10th, to protest against Corrections’ failure to transfer her closer to her whānau in Wellington, where she will be released in ... More >>
Expert Panel Holding Public Discussion of Drug Law Reform
Saturday, 2 March 2019, 6:21 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
A panel of experts hosted by People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) will meet to discuss drug law reform. The panel will be on the top floor of the Auckland Central Library from 1pm, on Sunday 3rd of March. MP Chlöe Swarbrick of the Green Party ... More >>
