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Greens welcome Key’s clear rejection of air strike force

02 Dec 2008

Green Party Defence Spokesperson Keith Locke welcomes Prime Minister John Key’s unequivocal rejection of an air strike force.

"An air strike capability is not necessary for our key defence tasks, which are peacekeeping and protecting the economic zones of New Zealand and our Pacific Island neighbours," Mr Locke says.

Human rights left out of Nat’s foreign policy

30 Oct 2008

National’s foreign policy, announced yesterday, fails to properly address the needs of the most oppressed people in the world, the Green Party says.

“Human rights don’t get a mention anywhere in the policy, despite grave violations in many countries,” Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Defence and Peacekeeping: Armed Services Policy

08 Oct 2008

Armed disputes cause much suffering, social and economic dislocation and environmental damage. All countries should be secure from environmental, economic and armed threats

Keith Locke on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights

Willian Colenso College, Arnold Street, Napier
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 at 6:30pm
8pm

Join Green foreign affairs spokesperson Keith Locke MP and other Hawkes Bay candidates for a discussion on New Zealand's place in the world.

The Geopolitics of Oil

Cafler Room, Forum North, Rust Ave, Whangarei
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 at 7:30pm
9pm

A public talk by Keith Locke Green MP on the repercussions for New Zealand of the Mid-Eastern oil conflicts.

Foreign Affairs Policy

17 Sep 2008

We believe that New Zealand must be a responsible global citizen. Although we are a small nation, we have in the past had a positive impact on global developments. As we continue to contribute to a better world, our foreign policy will have the force of credibility to the extent that our domestic policies meet the standards we promote globally.

Repression is not an Olympic Sport - Action outside Parliament

Parliament grounds
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 at 1pm
2pm

Action outside of Parliament tomorrow, 1pm, to highlight human rights abuses in China in the lead up to the Olympics. It marks the first day of Ni Yulan's trial. Ni Yulan is a vocal critic of the Chinese government and will appear in court for defending the rights of displaced people in Beijing.

"Ni Yulan is a courageous activist whose only crime has been to defend her rights and the rights of victims of forced evictions in Beijing. To try her on the eve of the Games is an extraordinary insult to those who lost their homes to the Beijing Olympics and shows contempt for human rights concerns raised by the international community. "
Sophie Richardson, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch.

See you tomorrow !

Hannah Scott

Police must butt out of politics during Rice visit

25 Jul 2008

It is a constitutional affront for the Police to threaten students wishing to conduct a citizen’s arrest of visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Green Party MP Keith Locke says. Under the International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000, proceedings can be taken against people visiting New Zealand who have been responsible for torture, or the launching of attacks which cause civilian casualties ‘clearly excessive’ to military objectives.

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