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Advocacy Group Calls For Allan Hall Royal Commission Of Inquiry
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 5:30 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
19 August “Police corruption, Crown prosecution being aware of it and a person losing nineteen years of freedom, is a disgrace and needs the highest level of investigation including accountability” Jackie Foster CEO of advocacy group, ... More >>
Social Justice Aotearoa Speaking Out On Prison Staff Shortages
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:42 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster has responded to Corrections Association of New Zealand president Floyd Du Plessis comments that the staffing levels at Corrections are at a dangerously critical level. “We at Social Justice Aotearoa are being contacted ... More >>
Advocacy Group Supports Alcohol Harm Bill
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 5:08 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
“Alcohol is killing innocent New Zealanders and is a major attributing factor in domestic violence, so why does it take a Knight of New Zealand to speak out for our politicians to take note” Jackie Foster . Foster said, “Green Party MP, Chloe ... More >>
Prisoners Have Rights Too
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 10:43 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster says the use of CCTV cameras in showers and toilets by Corrections is disgraceful. “We do not care what offence someone has committed, they still have the right to their privacy and dignity, and to take ... More >>
“Children’s Commissioner Desperately Needed” - Kelvin Davis
Monday, 11 July 2022, 9:52 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis has put all agencies on notice, with a top-down instruction to every department that they need to take responsibility for caring for vulnerable children. In reply to Kelvin Davis’ cry for help, Jackie Foster ... More >>
Michael Laws Social Media Post Labelled As Racist
Friday, 8 July 2022, 8:48 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster has called out The Platform Radio host Michael Laws social media post “as nothing but racial and separatist comments.” On Wednesday, Michael Laws posted on his Facebook page in response to an article ... More >>
Corrections Stabbing Highlights How Inept The Minister Really Is
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:33 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster has labelled the stabbing of a corrections officer as a disgrace which lays squarely at the feet of the Minister Kelvin Davis, because he has the power to implement the solutions. We said two weeks ago “how ... More >>
Youth Offending Will Only Get Worse By Abolishing The Role Of The Children’s Commissioner
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:33 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster said, “ Youth offending is out of control, and will only worsen if this labour government abolishes the Children Commissioners role”. “We repeatedly focus on the children committing these crimes, but what ... More >>
Corrections Staff Shortages Endangering Prisoners
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:07 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa is speaking out in support of Corrections Association of New Zealand president Floyd du Plessis saying, “Corrections staff were “leaving in droves”, but is heating up the discussion by claiming prisoners’ safety is ... More >>
Lobby Group Supports Children’s Commissioner’s Position Of Democratic Independency
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 6:42 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa has spoken out in support of Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers who said, “There absolutely needs to be a commissioner for children and it needs to remain independent”. Carmel Sepuloni has a different opinion and ... More >>
Social Justice Aotearoa Calls For Police Accountability
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 6:00 am | Social Justice Aotearoa
Social Justice Aotearoa CEO Jackie Foster is calling for the Police to revisit every conviction overseen by any police officer or crown prosecutor, who was also involved in the conviction of Allan Hall. Jackie Foster said, “If there has been corruption ... More >>
Police, Bias Towards Māori, And Pasifika
Friday, 3 June 2022, 5:22 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Police Commissioner, Andrew Costa, has responded to a damming review on bias behaviour by Police towards Māori and Pacific Island people by saying “I cant accept that in this moment in time”. CEO of Social Justice Aotearoa says, “ It is wrong when ... More >>
New Lobby Group Calls Out Sensible Sentencing Trust
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 3:51 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
New Zealand’s newest lobby Group “Social Justice Aotearoa” has denounced the actions of Sensible Sentencing Trust since its inception twenty one years ago. CEO of Social Justice Aotearoa, Jackie Foster, said in her speech to a group of over ... More >>
Launch Of ‘Social Justice Aotearoa’
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 7:47 pm | Social Justice Aotearoa
Mother and Auckland based businesswoman Jackie Foster is launching her own charitable trust- ‘Social Justice Aotearoa’ on Sunday 29 May. Jackie says, "I see this as an essential service to guide and support Kiwis to navigate through a complicated ... More >>
