More than 40,000 protesters marched to New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday in the largest demonstration against proposed changes to indigenous rights in the country’s recent history. The protest marked the final stage of a nationwide march opposing legislation that critics say would weaken Māori treaty rights. The dispute centers on the Treaty of Waitangi, New [...]

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous people) unity, and protest a law that seeks to alter the country’s constitutional foundations. Organized by the Toitū te Tiriti (Honour [...]

A hīkoi (protest march) spanning the entirety of New Zealand’s north island against the government’s constitutionally consequential “Treaty Principles Bill” began Monday from Cape Reinga, the country’s northernmost point. Following in the footsteps of historic Māori protest marches, such as the 1975 Land March, which demanded recognition for Indigenous forms of communal ownership in property law, [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to end its repression of protestors who participated in peaceful nationwide demonstrations against economic hardship and bad government. The #FearlessOctober protestors on October 1 faced inordinate use of tear gas and arrests by security forces, who barricaded usual protest areas in an attempt to pre-emptively shut [...]

The student union at Montreal’s McGill University announced Monday that its Board of Directors made a split decision to revoke the club status of the pro-Palestinian group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) after sustained pressure from the university administration and threats of funding cuts. In a July 10 letter sent to Dymetri Taylor, president [...]

The New Zealand government on Wednesday revealed its plans to move forward with drafting a controversial bill that would redefine the nation’s founding document, te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi, despite official advice opposing the policy. Associate Justice Minister David Seymour, leader of the ACT New Zealand Party who secured support for the Treaty [...]

Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) on Monday rejected a decision of the country’s Administrative Court reinstating three candidates for its presidential election on October 6. In a press conference midday yesterday, the ISIE announced its approval of incumbent President Kais Saied, Zouhair Magzhaoui and Ayachi Zammel as the final list of candidates for [...]

A seminal report into systemic bias in New Zealand’s policing released on Wednesday found that Māori are disproportionately stopped, subject to force and prosecuted by law enforcement. Phase one of the Understanding Policing Delivery (UPD) research programme sets 40 recommendations to improve fairness and equity for Māori (New Zealand’s Indigenous people) and other minority communities [...]

A report on corruption in New Zealand released on Sunday questioned the transparency of the nation’s political system, recommending proactive changes to lobbying regulation, political donations and legislation governing public access to official information. In light of New Zealand’s downward trend in rankings such as the Corruption Perceptions Index, “Shining a Light” has outlined 26 [...]

New Zealand’s High Court heard judicial review proceedings filed by northern Māori iwi on Thursday seeking to stay a district council’s decision to disestablish its Indigenous constituency. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, a body corporate representing the Indigenous applicants, sought an interim injunction on the basis that the Kaipara District Council (KDC) has not fulfilled [...]