Tag: Human Rights
Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth – Keith Locke’s letter to John...
Keith Locke's letter to John Key, urging him to engage with the issue of the human rights crisis in Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on 27 to 29 November 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Ms Rebiya Kadeer: Why China Needs to Recognise the Rights of...
Come hear this Chinese Uighur leader and human rights activist speaks about her life and her people.
Keith Locke on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights
Join Green foreign affairs spokesperson Keith Locke MP and other Hawkes Bay candidates for a discussion on New Zealand's place in the world.
Imprisoned refugee inhumanely treated
The treatment of Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui is a blot on the Government's record. He remains in solitary confinement in Paremoremo prison 10 months after he arrived here seeking asylum.
Anti-terrorist laws too harsh for New Zealand
The Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill may be rushed through Parliament before Christmas despite being panned by most submitters to the government administration select committee.
Have POWs captured by NZers been mistreated by the US?
The redeployment of the SAS to Afghanistan will again put New Zealand troops in the midst of the 'War on Terror'. Everyone from Amnesty to the UN has been having a go over the mistreatment of prisoners. How clean are New Zealand's hands on this issue?
‘Zaoui clause’ in hard-hearted bill will punish citizens and migrants
The Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill may be rushed through Parliament before Christmas despite being panned by most submitters to the Government Administration Select Committee.
Focus on Freedom – Tauranga
You are warmly invited to a free public forum with guest speakers exploring MMP and the rise of Global Democracy. Tauranga, 7pm Thursday June 30th.