Maternal mortality in Pacific slums top of AI agenda

Every minute of every day, a woman dies giving birth to a child.
The devastation of maternal mortality, especially in slums in the Pacific, is at the top of Amnesty International’s agenda.
The issue was addressed at the launch of the Demand Dignity campaign in the Pacific at AUT University, by Rebecca Emery the deputy director [...]

NZ media failing on human rights issues, says Amnesty International

The New Zealand media seems to lack interest in and knowledge of human rights issues, says the deputy director of Amnesty International New Zealand, Rebecca Emery.
Emery was speaking at a conference hosted by Amnesty International at AUT University last week as part of its upcoming Demand Dignity campaign.
“Human rights are pretty much taken for [...]

Critics: Cameras on tasers no use

Taser guns retro-fitted with video cameras will soon be in the hands of frontline police – but questions are being asked about how useful the taser camera footage will be.
Social justice activist Simon Oosterman said of the camera-equipped tasers: “It is a PR tactic to deal with public concern. You can still harm someone, [...]

Video from lunch with Robert Fisk at AUT University

A video excerpt from Fisk’s talk at AUT University yesterday.
Here Fisk talks about the failure of “50/50 journalism” and asks whether a journalist should get a balancing comment from the Nazis when writing about concentration camps.

Video by James Murray.