Tag: human rights
A reminder of what is possible in community empowerment – ‘survival pending revolution’
This book launch speech was delivered today for Ponsonby People’s Union: At the Frontline of Community Activism in the 1970s, by Roger Fowler, whānau...
Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal attack
POLITICAL CARTOONS: By Campion Ohasio
My name is Campion Ohasio, and I am currently the only political cartoonist in Solomon Islands.
In recent weeks, I have...
Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as ‘voracious predators’
By Anealla Safdar in London
The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, says Amnesty International,...
Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by Israel
By David Robie
New Zealand protesters in Tāmaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands of Palestinians who have been unlawfully...
Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show
Pacific Media Watch
“Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in...
Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people it’s killing in Gaza
COMMENTARY: By Phil Goff
“What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians. It’s...