NZCCL Monthly Meeting – July
The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend.
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GCSB Bill – Oral Submission
ORAL SUBMISSION TO THE INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE IN RESPECT OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY BUREAU AND RELATED LEGISLATION AMENDMENT … Keep reading “GCSB Bill – Oral Submission”
Liberty Watch – May 2013
Round-up of civil liberty news from May 2013.
Criminal Justice
Government to look at law on revealing criminal backgrounds
Justice … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – May 2013”
NZCCL Monthly Meeting – June
The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend.
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WCJP – The Need for Rehabilitation
Part of our Alternatives to Prison series by the Wellington Community Justice Project.
A key central theme in modern story … Keep reading “WCJP – The Need for Rehabilitation”
WCJP – Principles of Youth Justice
Part of our Alternatives to Prison series by the Wellington Community Justice Project.
New Zealand’s innovative approach to youth offending … Keep reading “WCJP – Principles of Youth Justice”
WCJP – Management Courts
Part of our Alternatives to Prison series by the Wellington Community Justice Project.
Management courts are a special type of … Keep reading “WCJP – Management Courts”
Report: Alternatives to Prison by the Community Justice Project
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the Western world, while people are increasingly becoming aware … Keep reading “Report: Alternatives to Prison by the Community Justice Project”
Liberty Watch – April 2013
Round-up of civil liberty news from April 2013.
Asylum
Amnesty International criticises New Zealand Government’s over refugees
Amnesty International … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – April 2013”
NZCCL Monthly Meeting
The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend.
NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements
The NZCCL's next meeting to discuss NZ's constitutional review will have the topic:
Other issues, and Drawing the Ideas Together?… Keep reading “NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements”
IPCA again decline to investigate badge-hiding police
The IPCA have responded to our letter asking them to investigate the officers who deliberately hid their badge numbers while … Keep reading “IPCA again decline to investigate badge-hiding police”
NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements
The NZCCL's next meeting to discuss NZ's constitutional review will have the topic:
Are there changes that could usefully be … Keep reading “NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements”
Record-keeping and human Rights – an on-going saga
(This is an update to our earlier articles about this issue. One and two.)
In November 2011 the Department … Keep reading “Record-keeping and human Rights – an on-going saga”
Government says the right to freedom of expression doesn’t matter at sea
By now you've probably heard of the National Government's plans to make protest at sea illegal through an amendment to the … Keep reading “Government says the right to freedom of expression doesn’t matter at sea”
NZCCL Monthly Meeting
The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties has decided to make its monthly meetings open to anyone who … Keep reading “NZCCL Monthly Meeting”
Letter sent to IPCA re police officers hiding their identities
We have written to the Independent Police Complaints Authority to ask them to investigate the police officers who deliberately hid … Keep reading “Letter sent to IPCA re police officers hiding their identities”
Liberty Watch – March 2013
Round-up of civil liberty news for March 2013.
Criminal Justice
Breath testing amendment bill breaches Bill of Rights
NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements
The NZCCL's next meeting to discuss NZ's constitutional review will have the topic:
Should New Zealand move to a written … Keep reading “NZCCL – NZ Constitutional Arrangements”
Liberty Watch – February 2013
Round-up of civil liberty news for February 2013.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Help for wrongly convicted
A leading forensic scientist is launching … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – February 2013”