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  • David Clendon

    UN slams prisoner voting ban - by David Clendon



    The UK has come under heavy criticism from both the UN and the Council of Europe for its ban on prisoners’ voting. Despite this John Key’s Government is pushing ahead with the Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill to disenfranchise prisoners. They have provided no evidence that this bill will achieve anything, and it [...] read more
    April 28, 2010 12:51 pm - 27 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    D.R.I.P. – Like Water on A Stone - by Catherine Delahunty



    If water keeps dripping it eventually changes the shape of a stone. Thus the D.R.I.P (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People) will help change our country. It took 22 years of hard work and tough negotiation to achieve this milestone and good on the Maori Party if they managed to speed up the National [...] read more
    April 27, 2010 11:19 am - 48 Comments