Amnesty International
Israel guilty of ongoing genocide - Amnesty International
An extensive Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is guilty of a mass and ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza strip. It is calling on the New Zealand government to ban… Audio
Amnesty International urges action as new claims of abuse in Waikeria prison revealed
Checkpoint can reveal multiple investigations are underway into allegations of sexual assaults at Waikeria Prison and claims a Corrections Officer failed to report serious complaints from inmates.
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Asia correspondent Ed White
Amnesty International is closing its Hong Kong offices in the latest blow for democratic freedom and the government is doubling down on its zero Covid strategy. In China Xi Jinping is pushing ahead… Audio
China correspondent on the 'lying flat' protest movement
There is a mass movement afoot among young people in China protesting not just their bleak personal economic prospects, but also the whole ethos of work hours that leave them exhausted. Nathan van der… Audio
Australia failing refugees sent to PNG and Nauru - Amnesty
In its submission to the UN for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Australia's human rights record, Amnesty International has says Australia's government is still failing to protect the rights… Audio
More needs to be done for refugee rights in NZ - report
Amnesty International has released its report entitled Human Rights in Asia-Pacific: A Review of 2019, highlighting the most prominent human rights-related issues to emerge over the year. Annalise… Audio
Pacific Climate Warriors recognised by Amnesty International
Local Ambassador of Conscience Awards are being handed out here to replicate the international award being bestowed on youth Climate Change advocate Greta Thunberg in New York. One of the three… Audio
Amnesty's 'toxic culture of secrecy and mistrust'
Amnesty International is to lose most of its senior leadership team after a report said it had a "toxic" workplace.
Women fighting back against 'tough guy' rulers - Amnesty International
The rise of 'strong man rulers' such as Donald Trump has galvanised women to defend their rights and fight for equality, Amnesty's New Zealand campaigns director says. Audio
PNG police to probe beating of teen
Papua New Guinea's police chief has ordered an investigation into a police beating which was captured on film and viewed widely on social media. Amnesty International's also calling for a full… Audio
Amnesty says Australia has abandoned Manus refugees
Amnesty International has accused Australia of abandoning asylum seekers and refugees on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and says Canberra needs to resettle them somewhere else soon. Audio
Manus Is refugees treatment cruel, inhuman - Amnesty International
Amnesty International NZ executive director Grant Bayldon responds to former guards' comments that some of the refugees are dangerous and shouldn't be welcomed in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Raising a voice for refugees
The giveahome concert series took place in sixty different countries on September 20 with big artists like Ed Sheeran and The National playing in different cities. It's all to raise awareness for the… Audio
Amnesty says NZ should resettle detained refugees
Amnesty International says New Zealand should make offers to Papua New Guinea and Nauru to resettle detained refugees. Audio
Amnesty Int calls for accountability after PNG prison break
Amnesty International is calling for accountability within the Papua New Guinea security forces after 17 unarmed prisoners were shot and killed while trying to escape from Buimo Prison in Lae. Audio
Amnesty calls for accountability within PNG security forces
Amnesty International is calling for accountability within the Papua New Guinea security forces after 17 unarmed prisoners were shot and killed while trying to escape. Audio
Call for Fiji Times sedition charge to be dropped
Amnesty International says that that sedition charges agaisnt The Fiji Times newspaper are very serious and should be dropped. Audio
Humanitarian groups plead government to take in refugees fleein
Humanitarian groups in New Zealand are urging the government to take in some of the thousands of refugees fleeing Aleppo. Audio
Amnesty report brings Fiji torture back to the fore
The use of torture by Fiji's security forces is again in the spotlight after an Amnesty International report highlighted the lack of justice for several prominent cases. Audio
‘The wind of change is something you never forget’
Amnesty International’s Anna Neistat discusses being five-months pregnant as bombs dropped in Syria, torture on Nauru and growing up behind the Iron Curtain. Video, Audio
