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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... |
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Libertywatch June 2015 Criminal Justice Police & Corrections criticised over prison death A Coroner has criticised... |
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Govt's lack of response to the Constitutional Advisory Panel Report In November 2013 the Constitutional Advisory Panel delivered its report to the Deputy Prime Minister... |
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Libertywatch May 2015 Assisted dying Terminally Ill woman acts for right to assisted dying A woman who has terminal... |
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A suggestion for increasing intelligence service transparency The Director GCSB Wellington Dear Una Jagose, I have a suggestion for the GCSB that I believe... |
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Why spying for another country matters This morning the New Zealand Herald in conjunction with Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Nicky... |
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Media release: Council refuses to take part in farcical submissions process for Countering Terrorist Fighters Bill Media Release 27th November 2014 The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties refuses to take... |
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New chairperson - why civil liberties matter and what we need to do We recently held our AGM and I'm proud to have been elected as the new Chairperson for the NZ... |
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Countering Terrorist Fighters - why the rush? The government will be introducing the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill into Parliament... |
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NZCCL Chairpersons Report 2014 NZCCL in the 1980s I have been involved with the Council for Civil Liberties on and off for more... |
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NZCCL AGM The NZ Council for Civil Liberties will have its Annual General Meeting at 6pm on the 20th November,... |
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Civil Rights and Liberties – What the Constitutional Advisory Panel had to say in its Report NZ Council for Civil Liberties welcomed the opportunity presented by the Constitutional “... |
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Report: NZ Bill of Rights - Continuing the conversation This was an informative seminar hosted on the 3rd June 2014 by the Attorney-General, Hon Chris... |
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Praise for Privacy Act revamp - but fears too The Government has announced that it will repealing the current Privacy Act, passed in 1993, and... |
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Claudia Geiringer Inaugural Lecture - Human Rights This lecture was particularly informative as well as being very entertaining. The link provides... |
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Guest article: The FATCA threat to NZers civil liberties Buried deep within the massive omnibus tax bill now before the Select Committee in Parliament is a... |
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Liberty Watch - February/March 2014 Employment Lie detector tests for job applicants Polygraph, or lie detector, tests are now... |
