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Why imposing voting ban on prisoners is flawed

Comment from Victoria University of Wellington: The Government's plan to disenfranchise prisoners ignores NZ's human rights obligations, undermines rehabilitation efforts, and increases discrimination against Māori

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‘I do not care’: PM dismisses human rights concerns over prisoner voting ban The Government is banning all prisoners from being able to vote, despite criticism from the courts.

The ignorance is astounding

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin

Marsden Fund cuts a win for 'convenient' evidence From the University of Auckland – Opinion: Cutting social sciences and humanities from NZ’s ‘blue skies’ research funding means dark times for independent thought.

"What cutting social sciences and humanities from the Marsden Fund dramatically reduces is the ability of researchers to produce inconvenient evidence" Prof Tom Baker
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“Many law students begin their formal legal education with an impulse and desire to … use their degree to redress injustice within society … and serve the public interest. A far smaller number graduate and enter the workforce … with that sense of professional purpose, direction and identity intact”