In these days of higher unemployment and tougher competition for jobs, a disturbing trend is beginning to emerge in which … Keep reading “Guest blog: what’s wrong with pre-employment credit checks?”
“…the concentration of power and the subjection of individuals will increase…in the same proportion as their ignorance.”
Alexis de Tocqueville, … Keep reading “Record keeping and human rights”
Round up of civil liberty news for March 2012.
No Right Turn has been documenting the way that Immigration NZ has been deliberately refusing to record reasons for immigration … Keep reading “Complaint made re Immigration NZ’s flouting of the Public Records Act”
The Search & Surveillance Bill has now been passed into law.
NZCCL committee member Thomas Beagle spoke to Breakfast on … Keep reading “Search and Surveillance Bill Passes”
Round-up of civil liberty news for February 2012.
Hampstead School principal Peter … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – February 2012”
Round-up of civil liberty news for January 2012.
Prime Minister John Key … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – January 2012”
Back in August 2011 we wrote about the New Zealand Police censoring the Greencross site – a website arguing for … Keep reading “Police defend censorship of website”
Round-up of civil liberty news for November and December 2011. There is also our yearly review.
The past year has seen continuing challenges to the values of privacy, not just from the state, but employers, teachers, … Keep reading “Liberty Watch Yearly Review 2011”
Round-up of civil liberty news for October 2011.
“Claims that … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – October 2011”
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties will be holding its AGM followed by a public lecture.
Cynthia Laberge was the 2008-2009 InternetNZ Senior Research Fellow in Cyberlaw at Victoria University of Wellington.
The Introduction to her … Keep reading “National Security vs Personal Privacy”
As the agency responsible for upholding the law it is obvious that the police have a duty to operate within … Keep reading “Why are we encouraging the police to break the law?”
Round-up of civil liberty news for September 2011.
A package to make it … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – September 2011”
Tech Liberty confirms that it is legal in New Zealand to photograph or video the police at work.
… Keep reading “Can you photograph or video the police in New Zealand?”We wrote
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties (NZCCL) presents our submission in relation to this Bill, and I … Keep reading “Submission: Video Camera Surveillance Bill”
The group opposing the Search & Surveillance Bill have called for a public protest against the government's plans to retrospectively … Keep reading “Wellington protest opposing surveillance law patch-up”
Generally the NZCCL does not advocate censorship. Where possible, we believe, people should be free to make up their … Keep reading “To Train Up a Child”
Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill
It seems strange that in this society that values so much the rule of … Keep reading “Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill”
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