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The Council views the government’s proposals to further undermine the civil liberties of New Zealanders accused of being gang members … Keep reading “Media release: we oppose gang patch ban”
We are very disturbed to hear that the Wellington City Council has shutdown a planned political protest march by proposing … Keep reading “Wellington City Council shuts down protest march with fees”
Philip Matthews has written a very good article in Stuff which discusses some of the ethical issues around vaccine mandates. … Keep reading “The ethics of vaccine mandates”
The Inspector-General of Intelligence Services has published a report into the NZ SIS’s use of security camera surveillance in Auckland. … Keep reading “SIS had access to Auckland city cameras”
Following up on the Cabinet Paper, the government has released a discussion document (PDF) to prompt feedback about their proposed … Keep reading “Reforming NZ’s hate speech laws”
Thomas Beagle, Chairperson of the NZCCL, wrote an article for The Spinoff about some of the possible law changes in … Keep reading “Law changes in reaction to the Christchurch massacre”
The Privacy Bill has been reported back from the Select Committee (see our submission).
This article contains relevant … Keep reading “Privacy Bill reported back – link summary”
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is concerned that the members of the Five Eyes spy network (NZ, Australia, USA, … Keep reading “NZCCL concern at Five Eyes plan to break encryption”
The recent Right to Privacy in New Zealand report submitted by Privacy International to the UN Human Rights Council highlights … Keep reading “Privacy International Report on NZ expresses concerns around Five Eyes membership”
The NZ Herald has published an article about New Zealand's lack of laws against hate speech.
… Keep reading “Concerns raised over protection from hate speech in NZ’s legislation”Police and the Ministry
The government has announced that it plans to formally recognise the ability of the courts to declare that a law … Keep reading “Government to strengthen NZ Bill of Rights”
The Inspector-General of Intelligence & Security, Cheryl Gwyn, released her report of the inquiry into the issues surrounding the GCSB … Keep reading “Tim Groser approved GCSB spying that would benefit him personally”
Four recent developments we think are worth noting.
Ex-judge David Harvey explains … Keep reading “Four developments of note”
Andrea Vance at 1News reports that Syrian-born Kiwis are being held up when re-entering New Zealand:
… Keep reading “Syrian-born NZ citizens forced by NZ Customs to give device & social media passwords”1 News has talked to
A South Auckland Police sergeant's Tasering of an Auckland man in his cell was "contrary to policy, excessive and unjustified" … Keep reading “Police tasering of man in cell “excessive and unjustified””
The Privacy Commissioner has announced an investigation into the Ministry of Social Development's requirement that social service providers collect and … Keep reading “Privacy Commissioner to examine MSD demands for social service users’ information”
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