Tag: human rights
New Zealand can learn from South Africa, The Gambia and others when it comes to international accountability
ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott
In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order.
Russia, a permanent member of...
Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman faced ‘continuous death threats’, says Shaw
RNZ News
Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman — a leading voice in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Parliament for human rights, an independent foreign policy, and...
‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest
By Caleb Fotheringham
Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.
Port Moresby is in a...
Why NZ should join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The International Court of Justice will today begin hearing oral arguments in the case filed by South Africa, invoking the Genocide Convention in the...
Since the war on Gaza began, violence against Palestinians has surged in the West Bank
ANALYSIS: By Tristan Dunning and Martin Kear
While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on...
Human rights group wants climate mobility justice on COP28 agenda
By Eleisha Foon
A new legal framework to support climate-displaced people and guarantee their human rights is being served up ahead of COP28.
The United Nations...