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Select Committee calls for online platform transparency and accountability
The Education and Workforce Select Committee has reported back on its inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders face online. Amnesty International agrees that transparency and accountability, overseen by an independent regulator, are vital.
05 March, 2026
Conflict
Urgent call to protect civilians amid escalating Middle East conflict
Amid regional hostilities after the US-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks, Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call to protect civilians and adhere to international humanitarian law.
04 March, 2026
Our Domestic Work
Bill limiting protest outside of residences chilling
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is deeply concerned following the Justice Committee’s report recommending by majority the progression of the Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill.
26 February, 2026
Our Domestic Work
Rough sleepers need homes, not handcuffs
Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the Government granting "move on" powers, which enable Police to force people to leave a public space, without evidence of criminal activity, on pain of fine or imprisonment.
23 February, 2026
Our Domestic Work
When neutrality silences human rights, democracy is at risk
This article originally appeared in The Post and other Stuff newspapers around Aotearoa New Zealand
04 February, 2026
Human rights
Global: Amnesty International raises human rights concerns following US’s military action in Venezuela
Today’s military action by the US Trump Administration in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, raises grave concerns for the human rights of the Venezuelan population.
02 January, 2026
Human rights
Happy Holidays 2025
Happy Holidays to you all from the team at Amnesty International
22 December, 2025
Our Domestic Work
If I Was Prime Minister
JustSpeak and Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand have launched a report that places the voices of rangatahi at the centre of efforts to improve how we approach justice issues.
19 December, 2025
Our Domestic Work
People power: ASB divests from Motorola over Israeli apartheid
ASB advised that it has divested its Kiwisaver funds from Motorola Solutions, Inc. This is a major win for all New Zealanders who have campaigned tirelessly to end Israel’s systematic oppression and atrocities against Palestinian people.
19 December, 2025
Conflict
Sustainable peace requires international justice for all victims of all crimes in Israel and the OPT
Two months since the ceasefire was announced and all living Israeli hostages were released, Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip with total impunity by continuing to deliberately inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction, without signalling any change in their intent.
11 December, 2025
Our Domestic Work
Welcoming the Interim Report from the Youth Online Harm Inquiry
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand and Tāhono Trust welcome the Interim Report from the Education and Workforce Select Committee, from their Inquiry into youth online harm.
11 December, 2025
Human rights
Fijian Indian youth advocate wins Amnesty International award
22-year-old Fijian Indian curator and community organiser Dylan Chand was announced today as the winner of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand’s Gary Ware Legacy Award.
10 December, 2025
Human rights
On Human Rights Day, we say "Thank You"
Every year on 10 December, we celebrate the day in 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This couldn’t happen without the support of genuinely kind and caring individuals like you. Without your humanity, your aroha and your strength, none of Amnesty’s mahi over the past 6 decades would have been possible.
09 December, 2025
Human rights
Auckland Sky Tower lights up yellow for Human Rights Day
This year on Wednesday 10 December, the Sky Tower will be lit up yellow in honour of Human Rights Day, which commemorates the anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges.
07 December, 2025
Our Domestic Work
Amnesty International is leaving ASB
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is moving its banking from ASB, in light of the bank’s ongoing investments in Motorola Solutions, Inc. due to its complicity in illegal Israeli settlements.
02 December, 2025