Human Rights Stories covered in NZ Media – 24-25 June

Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 – EPCAT (Scoop)

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1406/S00380/trafficking-in-persons-report-2014-ecpat.htm

Call for legislation change to protect children (TVNZ)

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/call-legislation-change-protect-children-6011133?ref=rss

Labour MP calls on countries to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1406/S00386/labour-mp-calls-on-countries-to-ratify-the-arms-trade-treaty.htm

FBI rescues 168 children from sex trade

http://www.3news.co.nz/FBI-rescues-168-children-from-sex-trade/tabid/417/articleID/349954/Default.aspx

National Civil Defence Emergency Plan Must address diversity

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1406/S00387/national-civil-defence-emergency-plan-must-address-diversity.htm

PNG protest numbers up significantly

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/pacific/248058/png-protest-numbers-up-significantly

Hamilton Homeless group not permitted to serve food

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/reghn/682678157-hamilton-homeless-group-not-permitted-to-serve-food

MINFO issues apology to Fiji journalist

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/pacific/248059/minfo-issues-apology-to-fiji-journalist

Prison seeks intervention order for hunger striker

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10194242/Prison-seeks-intervention-order-for-hunger-striker

Bangladesh ups security for war crimes verdict

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/bangladesh-ups-security-war-crimes-verdict-6011307?ref=rss

Amnesty launches ‘Panic Button’ app to help activists and journalists in emergencies

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11280750&ref=rss

NZ Initiative to host Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1406/S00391/nz-initiative-to-host-australias-human-rights-commissioner.htm

Child migrant processing centre planned in Texas

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/child-migrant-processing-centre-planned-in-texas-6011322?ref=rss

Lawyer and taser campaigner get behind Bay of Plenty

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2600874/lawyer-and-taser-campaigner-get-behind-bay-of-plenty

Parliament condemns jailing of media

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/248076/parliament-condemns-jailing-of-media

Project to narrow gender gap in PNG takes to skies above Nelson

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2600948/project-to-narrow-gender-gap-in-png-takes-to-skies-above-nelson

NZ needs more crime prevention not prisons

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/06/25/nz-needs-more-crime-prevention-not-more-prisons/

Survey shows Fiji media bias – UFDF

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/pacific/248114/survey-shows-fiji-media-bias-ufdf

Australian government to crack down on returning jihadists

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2600910/australian-government-to-crack-down-on-returning-jihadists

‘Non-contact’ bill aims to help victims

http://www.3news.co.nz/Non-contact-bill-aims-to-help-victims/tabid/423/articleID/350045/Default.aspx

UN: At least 1,075 killed in Iraq in June

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/un-least-1-075-killed-in-iraq-june-6011565?ref=rss

Fiji media body lashes academics

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/pacific/248092/fiji-media-body-lashes-academics