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At Last Prisoner Voting Law will be Changed
1. It all began in 2012 when I observed a jailhouse lawyer arguing a case beshackled in the court beside me in the High Court precinct. I...
Poll Increases Pressure on Parliament to Change the Law on Prisoner Voting
1. A Colmar Brunton poll conducted this month shows a majority of people would like to see prisoners serving sentences of less than three...
Maori TV Reports on Discriminatory and Racist Law; Jacinda Ardern Concedes Law Change is Required
1. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, acknowledges that prisoners serving sentences of three years imprisonment or less are eligible to vote...
The Untruths of Prisoner Voting Exposed in Media Interview
Mike Hosking's comments reveal the untruthfulness about prisoner voting. Low Turnout Rates for Maori Voting 1. At the conclusion of...
Waitangi Tribunal's Extraordinary Ruling Discussed in TVNZ Exclusive
Barrister, Richard Francois, interviewed by John Campbell about the Waitangi Tribunal's Report with prisoner right's advocate and former...
Kate Hawkesby Interview; Members' Bill Proposes to Amend the Law on Prisoner Voting
The Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill seeks to repeal sentenced prisoner disenfranchisement. This action supports the...
United Nations Receives Complaint from New Zealand Prisoners
On 21 January 2019, Minister of Justice, Andrew Little, appeared before the UN Human Rights Council. He stated that New Zealand can do...
The Right to Vote goes to the United Nations
Reporter, Ruth Hill interviewed barrister, Richard Francois, on 14 December 2018, the day the Supreme Court delivered its second judgment...
The Myth of the 125th Anniversary of a Woman's Right to Vote
1. All women who are eligible to vote in New Zealand simply cannot after 125 years of electoral law. However, we say that they can,...
Supreme Court Creates First New Bill of Rights Remedy in 20 Years
All people who have their rights violated by laws that cannot be justified under the Bill of Rights can now apply to the High Court for...
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