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Tag Archives: basic human fucking rights
And yet, still no sign of the Herald’s DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK banner …
You might think the legal/policy arrangements around reimbursing carers of adults with disabilities would be a bit of a minority issue which the vast majority of New Zealanders don’t have to worry about, due to their able-bodied privilege. But you’d … Continue reading
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Tagged basic human fucking rights, democracy, justice, we are so fucked
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Wellington event: get human rights issues for queer, trans and intersex people on the board
Human rights issues for queer, trans and intersex people in New Zealand Early next year New Zealand will appear before other countries at the United Nations (UN) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). They will question NZ about its … Continue reading
Police officers given green light to abuse their power
How’s that changing-our-repugnant-police-culture going? Police officers who deliberately faked their uniform badge numbers to avoid being identified as they weighed into a violent public protest will keep their jobs and won’t be investigated by the force’s watchdog. Because? Despite the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, basic human fucking rights, greg o'connor, police state
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21 great reasons to eyeroll at Family Fist
Mythical-concepts-of-Family First have issued a pamphlet (warning: links to Family First website) outlining the “21 great reasons” to keep legally discriminating against loving same-sex couples and parents. I assure you you don’t need to read it, since it’s actually just the … Continue reading
A living wage: living with dignity edition
The concept of a living wage is one that just makes good sense to me. A wage should be enough to live on, right? Because it’s a wage? Because what’s the point if it doesn’t? Because … because we have … Continue reading
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Tagged basic human fucking rights, living wage, poverty, social justice
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“Arbeit macht frei” sind NICHT deine Woerter
So, originally this was going to be a ranty post about how seriously grossed-out I am by repeated comments by lefties, in response to National’s prison labour proposals, which toss around the phrase “Arbeit macht frei” with little regard for … Continue reading
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Tagged basic human fucking rights, godwin, history lesson, paula bennett is a bully
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We need better abortion access
That’s the message I take from the Abortion Supervisory Committee’s annual report, as summed up here by ALRANZ. Per their post: Disappointingly little progress in ensuring a higher percentage of abortions are performed earlier in pregnancy. Only 34 percent were … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, basic human fucking rights, health, reproductive rights
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Abortion in Southland: Alison McCulloch kicks ass edition
So, I got around to watching last night’s episode of Close Up, and strangely did not walk away feeling like I needed to de-ice the freezer so I could smash up the ice in the sink to vent my anger. … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, alranz, basic human fucking rights, privacy, reproductive rights
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No surprise here: Family First doesn’t really put families first
Having been pretty much trounced on the marriage equality issue, Family First is now targeting Bills aimed at creating equality in our adoption laws. And in a completely predictable move, they’re just bald-faced lying about the current legal situation and … Continue reading
Sean Plunket says it all re the Dowse exhibit
Remember my thoughts on Paul Young’s complaint about the Dowse exhibit which men can’t see? But here’s the thing that pisses me off: it seems like old white dudes like Paul Young have honestly drunk the anti-PC KoolAid. They sincerely … Continue reading
