thomas@nzccl.org.nz

THE DOMINION POST: 26/09/2007

Wellington civil liberties lawyer Tony Ellis said he did not believe Ms Simpson had solid grounds … Keep reading “Cleavage complaint likely to fail”

THE DOMINION POST: 12/11/2007

An online identity verification system recently proposed by the Government could be manipulated against the public, … Keep reading “Civil Liberties fears online ID system”

NZ HERALD 5:00AM Saturday Feb 16, 2008

Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday announced a raft of proposals, including a ban … Keep reading “Retailers get behind spray ban”

NZPA: Thursday, 28 August 2008
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has slammed the “rubber stamping” process for approving … Keep reading “Civil liberties council slams Taser decision”

NZLawyer, issue 98, 3 October 2008

Bott said that a proposed power for police to detain people went beyond any … Keep reading “Are we creeping towards a surveillance state?”

By NICKY HAGER and ANTHONY HUBBARD – Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 14 December 2008

POLICE TEAMS set up to … Keep reading “Police anti-terror squad spies on protest groups”

NZ HERALD 5:00AM Friday Jan 25, 2008

NZ HERALD 4:00AM Tuesday Feb 10, 2009

A leaked Law Commission paper has questioned whether a new measure to allow … Keep reading “Law advisers question domestic violence move”

NZ HERALD 11:08AM Thursday May 21, 2009

The United Nations Committee Against Torture says it is “deeply concerned” about New … Keep reading “UN expresses concern about Tasers in NZ”

NZCity, NewsTalkZB 21 June 2009

Council of Civil Liberties chairman and barrister Michael Bott says …it raises a whole different … Keep reading “Concern over new jail cells: Civil Liberties concerned about humaneness of proposal to house prison inmates in shipping containers”

NZ HERALD 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009

A new bill that would force people to reveal relevant evidence will leave

NZCCL appears in the news from time to time, these are some of those articles.

In 2008, the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties and its former President, Tony Ellis lodged a complaint with the … Keep reading “United Nations Special Rapporteur”

The Sentencing and Law Reform Bill 2009 advocates that a ’Three Strikes’ policy is introduced in New Zealand. This policy … Keep reading “‘Three Strikes’ legislation”

This article outlines instances of systemic discrimination against the Falun Dafa Association by the Wellington City Council over the last … Keep reading “Falun Dafa and Wellington City Council”

These are the civil liberties issues we are currently involved in.