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  • APEC Bill overreaches on gun liberalisation

    Golriz Ghahraman November 20, 2019 11:00 AM
    The Green Party is opposing a Bill that provides for expanded powers for NZ police and foreign security agents, including powers to import and use restricted guns during the APEC summit in 2021, spokesperson for Justice Golriz Ghahraman said today.
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  • Sexual Violence Legislation Bill has its first reading

    Jan Logie November 14, 2019 3:00 PM
    A Bill to improve the court system’s response to sexual violence has passed its first reading in Parliament today.
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  • New report reveals barriers to prosecution and conviction for sexual violence cases

    Jan Logie November 01, 2019 2:30 PM
    A new report by the Ministry of Justice provides an important baseline for measuring the Government’s work to address and end sexual violence in New Zealand.
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  • Green Party ensures vital human rights and process safeguards will be inserted in new anti-terrorism law

    Golriz Ghahraman October 24, 2019 10:37 AM
    The Green Party has negotiated important civil liberties changes in the proposed Terrorism Suppression Bill which will now establish human rights and process safeguards. “We’ve ensured that foreign convictions and deportations won’t be accepted without proper scrutiny and we’ve ended the use of secret evidence without an advocate,” said Golriz Ghahraman, Green Party spokesperson for Justice. “We’ve been clear from the start about our key concerns. Our position in Government has allowed us to negotiate and get agreement from the...
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  • Racing billionaire donation to National shows need for donation reform in New Zealand

    Golriz Ghahraman August 27, 2019 9:40 AM
    News that previous National Trade Minister Todd McClay facilitated a large donation from racing industry billionaire Lin Lang demonstrates the need for donation reform in New Zealand. “This is deeply alarming and highlights why we need stronger and more transparent political donation laws”, says Green Party Electoral spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman. “This is another example of powerful vested interests tipping big money into the coffers of the National Party. This can be dangerous and we’ve seen this play out badly for...
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  • Prisoner voting ban should be overturned: Green Party

    Golriz Ghahraman August 12, 2019 1:11 PM
    The Green Party has welcomed the release of the Waitangi Tribunal report, which has called for the legislative ban on prisoner voting to be overturned.   Green Party Justice spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman said:   “The Supreme Court, and now the Waitangi Tribunal, has confirmed that denying these New Zealanders the ability to cast their vote on Election Day is an unacceptable breach of their fundamental rights.   “As a result they are excluded from processes that engage them in society,...
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  • Green Party seek to strengthen Electoral Amendment bill

    Golriz Ghahraman August 06, 2019 4:48 PM
    The Green Party has welcomed today’s First Reading of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which will strengthen participatory democracy in New Zealand. The Green Party will be working to strengthen the Bill as it proceeds through the House.  “Changes outlined in the bill are very welcome, particularly the addition of Election Day enrolment and increasing the number of places where New Zealanders can cast their vote. We know this will reduce barriers to people who are more likely to change addresses,...
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  • Ensuring fairness and safety for victims of sexual violence in the justice system

    Jan Logie July 02, 2019 11:15 AM
    The Government will introduce law changes later this year to ensure that the justice system, in prosecuting sexual violence cases, does no more harm to victims and survivors.
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  • Ensuring fairness and safety for victims of sexual violence in the justice system

    Jan Logie July 02, 2019 8:12 AM
    The Government will introduce law changes later this year to ensure that the justice system, in prosecuting sexual violence cases, does no more harm to victims and survivors. “Everyone who has been harmed by sexual violence deserves to have justice delivered without going through more, avoidable, trauma,” says Jan Logie, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice, at HELP Auckland today. “Research consistently shows that giving evidence is the hardest part of the justice process for sexual violence victims. We...
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  • New laws to address family violence and keep victims safe from 1 July

    Jan Logie June 30, 2019 10:35 AM
    New family violence laws will increase the safety of victims and their families, create effective interventions for people who use violence, and ensure every branch of the justice system is responding in a joined-up, appropriate way to the problem of family violence. The Family Violence and Family Violence (Amendments) Acts, which come into effect on 1 July, make a number of significant changes: updating the definition of family violence to include coercion and control, with examples such as dowry abuse,...
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