SIS had access to Auckland city cameras
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”
Reforming NZ’s hate speech laws
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”
Submission: Counter Terrorism BIll
The Council believes that human rights are the foundation of peace, and therefore of safety. We believe that this bill … Keep reading “Submission: Counter Terrorism BIll”
Admin: Website migration
We have migrated our website from Drupal to WordPress. This is a key step in enabling us to develop it … Keep reading “Admin: Website migration”
Video: Facial Recognition and Human Rights
Video from our Facial Recognition and Human Rights panel discussion on 2021/02/23 featuring:
- Dr Marcin Betkier, Law lecturer, co-author of
Media release: NZ Government enabling Facebook spying on New Zealanders
The New Zealand Government should not be helping Facebook to spy on New Zealanders. Yet by including Facebook supplied tracking … Keep reading “Media release: NZ Government enabling Facebook spying on New Zealanders”
Aotearoa Prison & Police Watchdog
Amnesty International, NZ Council for Civil Liberties and Just Speak invite you to an evening workshop to explore an initiative … Keep reading “Aotearoa Prison & Police Watchdog”
Submission: Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
The Council supports the right to protest. The Council was founded in response to the 1951 Waterfront Lockout. While our … Keep reading “Submission: Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill”
Submission: Oral re Internet Censorship (FVPC Amendment Bill)
Following up from our written submission, we also made an oral submission to the Governance & Administration Select Committee. … Keep reading “Submission: Oral re Internet Censorship (FVPC Amendment Bill)”
Video: Pulse of a Nation at New Echo Systems
NZCCL chairperson Thomas Beagle was a panellist with David Hood on the Pulse of a Nation session at the New … Keep reading “Video: Pulse of a Nation at New Echo Systems”
Meeting dates of 2021
The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend,
Webinar: Top of the world – but is this real?
Transparency International and the PSA are hosting a discussion of the proposed changes to New Zealand's whistleblowing laws.
… Keep reading “Webinar: Top of the world – but is this real?”New Zealand
New Ec(h)o systems: Democracy in the Age of Social Media
The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago is hosting New Ec(h)o systems: Democracy in … Keep reading “New Ec(h)o systems: Democracy in the Age of Social Media”
Aotearoa’s Data Strategy
In December 2020, the Council took part in a closed evaluation of Aotearoa’s Government Chief Data Steward’s (GCDS) 2018 … Keep reading “Aotearoa’s Data Strategy”
Submission: Protected Disclosures
The Council supports the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill and makes suggestions to strengthen it.
The ability to ‘blow … Keep reading “Submission: Protected Disclosures”
Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders
The Council opposes the Firearms Prohibition Orders (No 2) bill. The Council continues to oppose all legislation which misrepresents … Keep reading “Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders”
Chairperson’s Report 2020
Issues and Events in NZ
The Council started off 2020 well with our policy and strategy sessions putting us in … Keep reading “Chairperson’s Report 2020”
Panel: Facial Recognition & Human Rights
Join our expert panel lead by our Chairperson Thomas Beagle for a discussion of the impact of facial recognition on … Keep reading “Panel: Facial Recognition & Human Rights”
Urgency and overreach is not democracy
We are disappointed that the government recently passed a law that would have been highly contentious if it hadn’t been … Keep reading “Urgency and overreach is not democracy”