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...

1. A Colmar Brunton poll conducted this month shows a majority of people would like to see prisoners serving sentences of less than three...

1. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, acknowledges that prisoners serving sentences of three years imprisonment or less are eligible to vote...

Mike Hosking's comments reveal the untruthfulness about prisoner voting. Low Turnout Rates for Maori Voting 1. At the conclusion of...

Barrister, Richard Francois, interviewed by John Campbell about the Waitangi Tribunal's Report with prisoner right's advocate and former...

The Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill seeks to repeal sentenced prisoner disenfranchisement. This action supports the...

On 21 January 2019, Minister of Justice, Andrew Little, appeared before the UN Human Rights Council. He stated that New Zealand can do...

Reporter, Ruth Hill interviewed barrister, Richard Francois, on 14 December 2018, the day the Supreme Court delivered its second judgment...

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,...

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...