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This month Catherine speaks with Philippa Yasbek, co-founder of Gun Control NZ, about the Government's potential rewrite of the Arms Act. This rewrite threatens to unwind our existing safe firearms laws, which the majority of New Zealanders want. Gun Control NZ's key aims are to maintain the ban on semiautomatic weapons introduced post the mosque mass shooting, shorten the licence period to 5 years, implement the gun registry and record all ammunition sales (add your name to Gun Control NZ's submission - https://www.guncontrol.nz/submission) Submissions close on 28 February 2025. Act now.

In this month's show Kerry and Catherine share their good read, protest song and human rights stories from 2024.

How well is our government protecting our human rights? The UN tells the government where it's failing.

Lisa Woods, Amnesty International's movement building and advocacy director, and Sally Carlton - presenter of Speak Up - Korerotia discuss how well is the NZ government protecting the human rights of its people?" We talk about the Universal Periodic Review - a system where every 4 years the Human Rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed.

It was New Zealand's turn this year - the government needs to do better!

How well is our government protecting our human rights? The UN tells the government where it's failing.

In this month's show, listen to Lisa Woods, Amnesty International's movement building and advocacy director, and Sally Carlton - another Human Rights radioshow/podcaster with Speak Up - Korerotia and ask "How well is the NZ government protecting the human rights of its people?" We talk about the Universal Periodic Review; A system where every 4 years the Human Rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed. It was New Zealand's turn this year. The government needs to do better. We cover, indigenous and refugee rights, disproportionate incarceration rates of Maori and the Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Act 2024.

Interview with Acting Director of ECPAT New Zealand, an organisation that acts to uphold the fundamental right for children to be free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. ACTivate - ECPAT

Jessica Palairet, Executive Director of Lawyers for Climate Change Action - Can successful climate change litigation really help reduce carbon in our atmosphere?

In this month’s show, we interview Laura from Fired Up Stilettos, who petitioned Parliament earlier this year with regard to protecting adult entertainment workers’ labour rights (along with the rights of other independent contractors) in New Zealand. To find out more about their campaign, visit www.firedupstilettos.com, email [email protected] or follow to @19firedupstilettos on Instagram.

AI surveillance at the Olympics - should we be worried? French hijab ban excludes women from sport. Why is Saudi Arabia spending so much money on sport? Sportswashing or legitimate investment?

ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.

ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.