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Allegations of rape, assault of asylum seekers in prison, new report reveals
17 May, 2021 07:53 AM
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Around 86 asylum seekers have been detained in correction facilities between 2015 and 2020. Photo / Getty Images
Around 86 asylum seekers have been detained in correction facilities between 2015 and 2020. Photo / Getty Images
Shocking allegations of rape, assault and attempted suicide have emerged from asylum seekers who Amnesty International argues are being unfairly detained in prisons by Immigration New Zealand (INZ).
The human rights organisation has released its first extensive report into the treatment of 12 of 86 detained people who sought asylum here between 2015 and 2020.
Amnesty International said at every stage there were failures to ensure basic rights to a fair process.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 4:10 pm
New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 and the
University of Otago’s Food Waste Innovation Theme have
released a Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, mapping out
solutions to reduce food waste from farm to fork. The
research incorporates findings from 30+ Interviews and Case
Studies from 12 Food Waste “Champions”, whose
initiatives to reduce food waste are celebrated.
The
Roadmap calls on Government to urgently set a food waste
reduction target in line with the Sustainable Development
Goal Target 12.3 – and halve food waste by 2030. It
highlights data gaps, particularly in Production, and the
need for the Government to progress data collection through