Round up of civil liberty news from September 2013.

We are pleased to report that Immigration NZ has finally agreed to honour its legal obligations under the Public Records … Keep reading “Immigration finally agrees to obey Public Records Act”

Civil liberties news for August 2013.

Criminal Justice

Plans to publish criminal records on-line

Major changes to improve public access … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – August 2013”

Civil liberties news for June and July 2013.

Criminal Justice

Lundy's bid to see appeal blocked

Prominent human rights … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – June/July 2013”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Round-up of civil liberty news for March 2013.

Criminal Justice

Breath testing amendment bill breaches Bill of Rights

The Law … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – March 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”

The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties has decided to make its monthly meetings open to anyone who … Keep reading “NZCCL monthly meetings now open to public”

Round up of civil liberty news for January 2013.

Criminal Justice

Inmates awarded $453,875 compensation

New Zealand prisoners have … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – January 2013”

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Prison smoking ban ruled unlawful

A judge has ruled a prison smoking ban is unlawful.  Justice Gilbert … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – December 2012”

Round up of civil liberty news for November 2012.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Drugs detection in schools

Ensuring drug sniffer … Keep reading “Liberty Watch – November 2012”

Liberty Watch returns with a round-up of news for those interested in civil liberties: