violence Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    High time to eliminate violence against women - by Catherine Delahunty



    Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Amnesty International begin its sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence, with events happening all over the country. This year there’s a focus on calling on the Solomon Islands to enact laws to protect women from violence, and working to defend Norma Cruz, [...] read more
    November 25, 2011 10:38 am - 5 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Bullying in schools - by Catherine Delahunty



    This is a very old and a painful issue for many people. I was bullied in my primary school and I bet most people reading this have either witnessed or experienced bullying in schools. The issue of what to do with persistent bullies sounds simple: kick them out! But it’s not as simple as it [...] read more
    March 30, 2011 4:48 pm - 36 Comments
  • frog

    Violence against children is good business - by frog



    Given their normal stance I had always been kind of surprised that Act was so opposed to protecting children from violence through their opposition to the amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act.  But now I find out why thanks to Roger Douglas’s blog: The cost of doing business in New Zealand is in [...] read more
    October 23, 2008 12:11 pm - 72 Comments
  • frog

    Cowboy justice - by frog



    National’s law and order announcements are about as Wild West as they come. As Colin Espiner says: National has this morning bowed to those beating the law and order drum, releasing a parole policy so punitive it makes the United States look like a bastion of liberalism by comparison… The implications of National’s new policy [...] read more
    October 6, 2008 1:31 pm - 40 Comments
  • frog

    Nandor blasts useless tagging legislation - by frog



    In his classic style, Nandor ripped into the House last night, telling those who support the tagging legislation that it is irresponsible to pass useless legislation just to send a message. He pointed out that everyone who spoke in favour of the legislation railed about the evils of tagging and its link to violence, while [...] read more
    June 20, 2008 11:43 am - 69 Comments