Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 1, 2022 3:14:24 GMT 12
CHALLENGE TO RESTORE PRISON VOTING RIGHT
Green MP Golriz Ghahraman says her bill to extend prisoners’ voting rights will uphold Māori rights under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
“So we have a prison population that is made up of the prejudiced system and we’ve banned them from voting where even the Supreme Court has said this is a fundamental breach of human rights and the Waitangi Tribunal has said it’s a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi so it’s time for Government to say the criminal justice system isn’t there to take away peoples fundamental rights,” she says.....
waateanews.com/2022/05/30/challenge-to-restore-prison-voting-right/
Green MP Golriz Ghahraman says her bill to extend prisoners’ voting rights will uphold Māori rights under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
“So we have a prison population that is made up of the prejudiced system and we’ve banned them from voting where even the Supreme Court has said this is a fundamental breach of human rights and the Waitangi Tribunal has said it’s a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi so it’s time for Government to say the criminal justice system isn’t there to take away peoples fundamental rights,” she says.....
waateanews.com/2022/05/30/challenge-to-restore-prison-voting-right/