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”
The Department of Corrections has broken anti-torture laws in its treatment of prisoners at risk of self-harm, according to the … Keep reading “Corrections subjects at-risk prisoners to “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment””
From the NZ Herald:
… Keep reading “Corrections finally release Crimes of Torture Act report”New Zealand prisoners have been subjected to degrading treatment, including being filmed while strip searched,
Four police officers were found not guilty of assaulting a man in Napier. The police officers smashed the car windows, used … Keep reading “Policing by force”
The Government's new Customs and Excise Bill gives Customs the ability to demand people unlock electronic devices and reveal decryption … Keep reading “Customs able to demand unlock/passwords at the border”
Kate Newtown from RadioNZ writes about just how much data private companies are collecting about us, and what they're doing … Keep reading “Private eye: Big data, big questions”
We have long warned that the problem with allowing human-rights abridging special powers to cope with "terrorism" is that over … Keep reading “Heavy handed Maritime Crime Amendment Bill turns democratic protesters into terrorists”
How can it be acceptable for anyone to use a device that deliberately hurts people in order to keep them … Keep reading “Papanui Library’s attempts to hurt the young”
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