Monitoring Places of Detention: Annual Report 2011
The latest annual report by the five organisations responsible for monitoring places of detention in New Zealand under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) has been tabled in Parliament and is available on the Human Rights Commission website, at: http://www.hrc.co.nz. Those organisations, the Ombudsmen, Children’s Commissioner, Independent Police Conduct Authority, Inspector of Service Penal Establishments and the Human Rights Commission are known as National Preventive Mechanisms, and designated under the OPCAT to monitor places where people are deprived of liberty.
Hard copies of the report are also available and can be requested by emailing Infoline@hrc.co.nz.
Further information can also be found at: www.hrc.co.nz.
Civil society meetings
The National Preventive Mechanisms invite members of civil society to meet with them to discuss the monitoring activities, and to seek the views of civil society on key issues regarding the conditions and treatment of people in detention. Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested people/ networks. Dates and venues are as follows:
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Wellington |
Wednesday 2 May | 12.30pm–2.00pm | Human Rights Commission
Level 1, Vector Building 44-52 The Terrace Wellington
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| Christchurch | Wednesday 16 May | 12.00pm–1.30pm | Kilmore Street Training RoomWestpac Business Hub
55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington
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| Auckland | Tuesday 29 May | 11.00am–12.20pm |
Human Rights Commission Level 3, Zurich House 21 Queen Street Auckland Central |
Please RSVP to jessican@hrc.co.nz.
