The peformance by New Zealand of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is being reviewed by the UN's Human Rights Committee. The Council made a submission on issues we think the HRC should ask the government about during the review. Keep reading “Submission: List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2025 Review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”
Aotearoa New Zealand should follow the Australian example and ban the remote capture of biometric information. Keep reading “Privacy Commissioner’s Biometric Code fails to protect New Zealanders”
The Council has written to the Government Statistician about Stats NZ's refusal to provide people with copies of the information it holds on them in the Integrated Data Infrastructure. We think this is a breach of the Privacy Act. Keep reading “Our Privacy Act rights and Stats Integrated Data Infrastructure”
The Council fears that we could continue to surrender our liberties indefinitely and the Police will still claim to lack the tools to manage gangs. Keep reading “Submission – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill”
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties is opposed to the Data and Statistics Bill and wants it withdrawn. Once in a generation law reform, on a topic that needs all-party support to have credibility, should be developed collaboratively to ensure public confidence.
Read our briefing to MPs ahead of the final stages of the Bill's passage through Parliament. Keep reading “Briefing on the Data and Statistics Bill”