Minister of
Corrections
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the
ten-year anniversary of Tai Aroha is an important milestone
worth celebrating.
Tai Aroha is a 16-week residential
violence-prevention programme with Waikato-Tainui kawa and
mātauranga Māori built into the daily operations of the
programme, for all residents and staff.
Speaking at
the anniversary event at Hukanui Amuri Marae in Huntly
today, Kelvin Davis acknowledged the support of the local
community and iwi in the delivery of the programme since it
began in 2010.
”In the last decade over 140 men
serving sentences for violent offending have been supported
by Tai Aroha, which has also become an integral part of the
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 6:50 am
Myanmar junta systematically murdering and arresting
protesters
(BANGKOK, March 15, 2021) U.N. member
states should move to hold an Emergency Special Session at
the U.N. General Assembly to demand collective action in
response to the Myanmar military’s widespread and
systematic attack on protesters, said Fortify Rights today.
The Myanmar Police Force and Army reportedly killed more
than 120 women, men, and children and arbitrarily arrested
more than 2,000 since February 1.
Yesterday, security
forces murdered more than 50 protesters, most in Yangon,
according to local news outlets and open-source media. It
was the deadliest day since the February 1 military
coup
Sunday, 14 March 2021, 2:53 pm
The number of prisoner assaults on corrections officers
has skyrocketed in recent years with more than 2000
incidents taking place on the Labour Government’s watch,
National’s Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown
says.
Figures released to National show the year to
June 2020 was a stand-out with 889 assaults. This is a 92
per cent increase on year to June 2017 – the last full
financial year of the previous National Government – when
there were 463 assaults.
Data from the first seven
months of the year to June 2021 suggest we are on track for
a similar or greater number of assaults on corrections
officers, Mr Brown says.
Saturday, 13 March 2021, 4:20 pm
The United Nations entity dedicated to protection
of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over
“targeted and disproportionate” violence against women
being recorded during the crackdown against peaceful
protesters in Myanmar.
In addition, women in
detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment
and violence, UN-Women said in a statement
on Friday.
“Women have long played a celebrated and
vital role in the history of Myanmar. They continue to do so
and must not be attacked and punished for the peaceful
expression of their views”, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Executive Director of the agency, said.
According to
UN-Women, at least six women lost their lives in the