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Guest post: Strip searches in prisons - force and gender discrimination In this second of two articles, guest blogger Mark Hanna analyses recent data revealed on strip... |
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Guest post: Strip searches in prisons - what is reasonable? In this first of two articles, guest blogger Mark Hanna analyses recent data revealed on strip... |
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Liberty Watch April-May 2016 Censorship Wicked Campers slogans ruled objectionable by Chief Censor Three slogans on the vans... |
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Speech: It's about power, not privacy Speech given by NZCCL chairperson Thomas Beagle to the Rotary Forum - The Privacy Security... |
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Rotary Forum - The Privacy Security Dilemma The Rotary Club of Wellington presents the Rotary Forum: What kind of world exists between... |
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AboutMe is to privacy as FYI is to the OIA The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner has launched a new tool, AboutMe, to help people request their... |
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Libertywatch March 2016 Adoption Calls for urgent reform of New Zealand adoption laws New Zealand's 61-year-old... |
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Libertywatch February 2016 Round up of civil liberty related news from February 2016. Criminal Justice More prison cells... |
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The gaping hole at the heart of the Intelligence Review The need to maintain both security and the rights and liberties of New Zealanders has been at the... |
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Meeting Dates for 2016 The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who... |
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Libertywatch January 2016 Corruption Index New Zealand falls again in Corruption Index New Zealand has fallen to fourth... |
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Libertywatch December 2015 Counter-Terrorism 'Jihadi brides' free to return New Zealand women who have left the... |
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Libertywatch November 2015 Children’s Rights New Zealand adoption laws 'breach human rights' An adoption... |
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Government ignores High Court, won't change prisoner voting law The Government has now given it's answer - "The Government has no current plans to introduce... |
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Libertywatch October 2015 Armed Forces Iraqi-born woman told she couldn't enlist The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF... |
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Police control of information is anti-democratic and must stop The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is deeply concerned about the revelations from Dr Jarrod Gilbert... |
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Chairperson's Report 2015 I was elected as the chairperson of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties at last year’s AGM. At... |
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NZ spies deny public relations blitz The SIS and GCSB both deny creating a communications plan/media strategy for the 2015 Intelligence... |
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Submission: Child Protection [Child Sex Offender Register] Bill INTRODUCTION The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties Inc [NZCCL] welcomes the opportunity to... |
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Notice of NZCCL 2015 AGM The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties will take place on Wednesday, 11 November, at St Andrew... |
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Libertywatch September 2015 Censorship Banning of Children's book An award-winning book for teenagers, Into The River,... |
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Publishing legal opinions - the SIS and GCSB respond Back in March we wrote a letter to the NZSIS and GCSB with a suggestion about how they could improve... |
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Lecture: Greg King Memorial Lecture A memorial lecture in honour of barrister Greg King will be delivered in Wellington on 30 September... |
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Letter: Where's the govt action on prisoners' right to vote? We are concerned by the lack of action from the Government in response to Arthur Taylor's... |
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Libertywatch August 2015 Criminal Justice Government plans child sex offender register New Zealand's first register... |
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JustSpeak: Let's Talk about Police Discretion Come along to Just Speak on Campus's October Forum, discussing Police Discretion and Its Impact... |
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Libertywatch July 2015 A round-up of civil liberty news from New Zealand. Christchurch Transition to democratically-... |
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Return prisoners' right to vote The recent decision in Taylor v Attorney-General is intriguing in several respects. This decision is... |
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NZCCL Christchurch Meeting Our last meeting was so successful we decided to have another one. Come hear Dr Chris Gallavin, Dean... |
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The Treaty of Waitangi - the Maori Magna Carta. Public address by David Williams The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is pleased to announce: The Treaty of Waitangi -... |
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Secret trials by stealth The New Zealand Law Society has pointed out that last-minute changes to the Health & Safety... |
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People's Review of the Intelligence Service 2015 It's the final day for submissions to the Government's Intelligence Review. To mark the... |
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Get Smart - Dunedin 11th August The Government's review of the intelligence agencies is widely seen as hobbled before... |
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Speech: The corrosive effects of spying on New Zealand’s democracy Freedom of expression I’m involved with the NZ Council for Civil Liberties because I’m... |
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Is democratic control of the GCSB and SIS possible? (Chch) Public meeting: Is democratic control of the GCSB and SIS possible? Speakers: Nicky Hager... |
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NZCCL - Christchurch Kickoff Tues 28th July NZCCL secretary Kevin McCormack will be here in Christchurch on July 28th. Kevin will give a brief... |
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Get Smart - the Intelligence Review The Intelligence Review is a review of New Zealand's intelligence services being conducted by... |
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Get Smart - Auckland 6th August The Government's review of the intelligence agencies is widely seen as hobbled before... |
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Get Smart - Wellington 29th July The Government's review of the intelligence agencies is widely seen as hobbled before... |
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FYI - the Official Information Act site Passed in 1982, the Official Information Act marked an important change in the accountability... |
