Great reporting by @mr_neilson_ on the complete lack of discussion about family violence in the election campaign despite the obsession with crime
"Concern over lack of family violence focus from main parties - ‘completely missing’ in crime discussions"
https://t.co/z9N9hSIc2C
A new report by the UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on discrimination against women and girls finds that:
*criminalisation of sexwork, clients, and third parties is harmful
*sexwork should be decriminalised
*sexworkers should be guaranteed all human and labour rights
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions analysis has revealed that a select group of landlords would be made tax-cut millionaires if National Party landlord tax breaks are delivered. At the same time 350,000 people, including the disabled, risk seeing their incomes cut. A thread 🧵
@dbseymour I can only imagine it’s you cannot imagine a voice for human rights that supports your view of the world. So much for strong watchdog on Government. So much for freedom of speech…
@dbseymour When you make blanket statements against an entire institution and all the ppl within it there’s a problem. HRCs are essential human rights infrastructure @the world. You’re not talking about appointing people you want in there, you’re talking about shutting it down.
@PaulHayes63 Human Rights Commissions all around the world are recognised as being critical watchdogs and promoters of human rights. Governments that I’ve seen threatening them or undermining them seemed to want to silence dissent/challenge.
#BREAKING just released polling has Greens maintaining momentum on 13%, and 17 seats in Parliament!
It's no coincidence our volunteers just passed 200k door knocks/phone calls, making this our biggest campaign in Green history.
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