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Media Release: "Discomfort Is Not Harm": Rights Group Slams Bill That Would Jail Peaceful Protesters to Shield Politicians from Accountability

Media Release: "Discomfort Is Not Harm": Rights Group Slams Bill That Would Jail Peaceful Protesters to Shield Politicians from Accountability

A Government bill that would see peaceful protesters jailed for up to three months represents a dangerous attack on democratic accountability and will disproportionately silence marginalised communities, Rights Aotearoa warned today.
RIghts Aotearoa 07 Oct 2025
SUBMISSION TO THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill

SUBMISSION TO THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill

Rights Aotearoa opposes the Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill in its entirety and urges the Justice Committee to recommend that Parliament reject it.
RIghts Aotearoa 06 Oct 2025

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