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February 21, 2026
ANAYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The global human rights landscape has witnessed a significant diplomatic milestone. Indonesia, for the first time since the body’s establishment in 2006, has officially taken the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Indonesia’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, is currently ... <a title="Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/21/indonesias-human-rights-law-being-revised-under-a-global-spotlight/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A movement dedicated to peaceful self-determination among indigenous groups in the Pacific is the latest group in Aotearoa to add support for struggling Papuan students caught in Aotearoa New Zealand after an abrupt cancellation of their scholarships. About 70 Papuan students are currently in New Zealand but more than half have ... <a title="Pax Christi helps Papuan students stranded in NZ with $1000 grant in study plea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/pax-christi-helps-papuan-students-stranded-in-nz-with-1000-grant-in-study-plea/" aria-label="Read more about Pax Christi helps Papuan students stranded in NZ with $1000 grant in study plea">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ella Kelleher The violent protests which erupted in major cities across Kazakhstan over the past week, fueled by the people’s fury over high gas prices, grew into a monumental anti-corruption movement with the hope of changing the country’s direction. The Kazakh people are reportedly fed up with the country’s immense wealth, owed ... <a title="‘The revolution has started’ – revolt against poverty and corruption in Kazakhstan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/the-revolution-has-started-revolt-against-poverty-and-corruption-in-kazakhstan/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The revolution has started’ – revolt against poverty and corruption in Kazakhstan">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brown in Auckland Twenty years ago, I was on a plane from Rarotonga to Auckland. Lovely flight, with a path at the end I had never experienced before. Almost from the tip of the North Island, down to Tamaki Makaurau — the rising sun bathing the hills and coastline in rich, almost ... <a title="Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to the end of being Pacific pawns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/jason-brown-9-11-and-a-mango-dawn-and-heres-to-the-end-of-being-pacific-pawns/" aria-label="Read more about Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to the end of being Pacific pawns">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
The Press Freedom Tracker launch video featuring Peter Greste and the tracker team. Video: AJF Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Peter Greste-fronted Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom is launching a press freedom tracker for use in engaging with politicians and government officials to push for better protections for journalists in the Asia-Pacific region, reports Miranda Ward ... <a title="AJF’s Peter Greste presses for media freedom act to protect journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/ajfs-peter-greste-presses-for-media-freedom-act-to-protect-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about AJF’s Peter Greste presses for media freedom act to protect journalists">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
COMMENTARY: A postgraduate researcher view by Ena Manuireva Year 2020 was the annus horribilis worldwide due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Recently the Fiji government expelled University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia after his claims in 2020 of financial mismanagement of the university by the former administration, close to the government. It ... <a title="Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/ena-manuireva-aut-can-and-should-do-better/" aria-label="Read more about Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji’s NGO Coalition on Human Rights has called for stronger accountability and commitment to human rights at home in response to the country taking the world stage as the head of a UN body. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) elected Fiji’s ambassador Nazhat Shameem as its 2021 president on Friday. ... <a title="‘Walk the talk’ human rights warning from Fiji NGO over UN chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/walk-the-talk-human-rights-warning-from-fiji-ngo-over-un-chair/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Walk the talk’ human rights warning from Fiji NGO over UN chair">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
By Indria Fernida in Jakarta Yesterday, 16 years ago, Munir Said Thailb, a defender of human rights, was murdered with arsenic poison aboard a Garuda plane on his way to the Netherlands to pursue his postgraduate studies. An official independent joint investigation team later concluded it was a premeditated murder. However, the mastermind of the ... <a title="Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/indria-fernida-long-road-to-see-justice-over-munirs-murder/" aria-label="Read more about Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation of deteriorating violence in West Papua. It is also apparent that groups who have long monitored the security situation in West Papua have contacted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, ... <a title="Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/selwyn-manning-editorial-new-zealand-government-should-advocate-a-pathway-for-peace-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand One of this year’s most potentially explosive and dangerous political issues has been allegations of foreign meddling against the University of Canterbury’s Prof Anne-Marie Brady because of her role as a critic of Chinese state political interference. It’s a fascinating tale ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-navigating-allegations-of-illegal-foreign-state-meddling-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2018
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