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Gay sperm donors turned away RADIO NEW ZEALAND 10:36AM Saturday January 21, 2006 Fertility clinics are turning down sperm... |
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Gang Colours in Christchurch SECTION 14: Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 Police in Christchurch want a bylaw to ban gang... |
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New Zealand government orders probe into prisoner's baby BANGLADESH NEWS NET: Monday 5th March, 2007 (IANS) The minister in charge of New Zealand prisons... |
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Skin tests proposed for drinking drivers ONE NEWS: 6:20PM Wednesday April 11, 2007 ONE News has discovered police are looking at the... |
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Lawyers slam reforms as attack on fair hearing NZ HERALD 5:00AM Tuesday May 08, 2007 Criminal Justice Reform Bill Aims to reduce the number... |
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Civil rights threat may shackle Government NZ HERALD 5:00AM Thursday Jun 14, 2007 The Government's main response to the Ombudsman's damning... |
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Cleavage complaint likely to fail THE DOMINION POST: 26/09/2007 Wellington civil liberties lawyer Tony Ellis said he did not believe... |
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Civil Liberties fears online ID system THE DOMINION POST: 12/11/2007 An online identity verification system recently proposed by the... |
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Retailers get behind spray ban NZ HERALD 5:00AM Saturday Feb 16, 2008 Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday announced a raft of... |
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Civil liberties council slams Taser decision NZPA: Thursday, 28 August 2008 The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has slammed the "rubber... |
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Are we creeping towards a surveillance state? NZLawyer, issue 98, 3 October 2008 Bott said that a proposed power for police to detain people... |
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Police anti-terror squad spies on protest groups By NICKY HAGER and ANTHONY HUBBARD - Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 14 December 2008 POLICE TEAMS set... |
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Editorial: Let's screen early for offending NZ HERALD 5:00AM Friday Jan 25, 2008 The council says it is concerned the policy will take the... |
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Law advisers question domestic violence move NZ HERALD 4:00AM Tuesday Feb 10, 2009 A leaked Law Commission paper has questioned whether a new... |
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UN expresses concern about Tasers in NZ NZ HERALD 11:08AM Thursday May 21, 2009 The United Nations Committee Against Torture says it is "... |
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Concern over new jail cells: Civil Liberties concerned about humaneness of proposal to house prison inmates in shipping containers NZCity, NewsTalkZB 21 June 2009 Council of Civil Liberties chairman and barrister Michael Bott... |
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Libertarians slam new law forcing witnesses to speak up NZ HERALD 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 A new bill that would force people to reveal relevant... |
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NZCCL in the News NZCCL appears in the news from time to time, these are some of those articles. |
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Contact NZCCL General Inquiries Postal Address The Secretary New Zealand Council for Civil... |
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United Nations Committee Against Torture - Shadow Report In March 2009, NZCCL former President, Tony Ellis lodged a Shadow Report, below, with the United... |
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United Nations Human Rights Committee - Shadow Report In April 2009, NZCCL former President, Tony Ellis lodged a Shadow Report, below, with the United... |
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United Nations Special Rapporteur In 2008, the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties and its former President, Tony Ellis lodged a... |
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Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill 2009 In its submission, NZCCL indicates that the Bill breaches the 1990 Bill of Rights Act, as well as... |
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‘Three Strikes’ legislation The Sentencing and Law Reform Bill 2009 advocates that a ’Three Strikes’ policy is introduced in New... |
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Falun Dafa and Wellington City Council This article outlines instances of systemic discrimination against the Falun Dafa Association by the... |
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We need your help! NZCCL needs your help and support! What do you think about current civil liberties issues? What... |
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Membership To become a member of NZCCL, please complete the Membership Application Form and send the small... |
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Current Articles These are the civil liberties issues we are currently involved in. |
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Committee Members NZCCL is managed by an Executive Committee who are committed to championing civil liberties.... |
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About NZCCL The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties is a watchdog for rights and freedoms in New Zealand. The... |
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Policing Bill A submission by Tony Ellis on 28 March 2008 to the Law and Order Committee on the Policing Bill. |
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Antisocial test for children backed NZ HERALD 5:00AM Friday Jan 25, 2008 Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro strongly supports measures... |
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Reforming the Law of Sedition The Labour government repealed the sedition law in 2007 after recommendations of the Law Society.... |
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Judicature Amendment (No 3) In its 2005 submission supporting the increase in the number of Appeal Court judges the NZCCL... |
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Prisoners’ and Victim’s Claims Bill In its 2005 submission on the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Bill. NZCCL urged that the unprincipled... |
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Customs Act Forfeiture and Seizure Powers NZCCL argued in this 2005 submission that the proposed rights of customs to apply seizure and... |
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Judicial Matters Bill A submission by Tony Ellis on 20 November 2003 to the Justice and Electoral Committee on the Judicial... |
