Another battle in the war for Auckland’s SOUL: Ihumātao development challenged in the Environment Court

Cross-Examinationejp_comms18 October 2018Crown, ihumatao, iwi, land, Maori, Pro Bono

End of Year Report 2018

Cross-Examination, End of Year Reportejp_comms10 October 20182018, access, Communications, community, directors, end of year, end of year report, Pro Bono, report

Manager Applications 2019

Announcements, Applicationsejp_comms6 October 2018access, applications, apply, co-manager, Communications, community, director, manager, Pro Bono, Volunteer

Voluntourism and New Zealand: It's Time for Parliament to Intervene

Completed Research, Cross-Examination, Pro Bonoejp_comms27 August 2018child, child abuse, children's rights, exploitation, modern slavery, Pro Bono, slave, slavery, tourism, Volunteer, volunteering, voluntourism

Pro Bono Team 2018 Application Questions (CLOSED)

Announcementsejp_comms6 March 20182018, announcement, application, Pro Bono, Volunteer

Miscarriages of Justice Symposium Paper

Equal Justice Project 2014 Publication

Policy Change for Transgender Prisoners

The government announced changes to prison regulations affecting transgender prisoners. We view the government’s announced policy change as a positive development for transgender prisoners in New Zealand.

Announcements, Completed Researchejp_comms25 September 2013Pro Bono, Transgender Rights, Womens' RightsComment

Battering the Law

After a history of abuse and victimhood, Ms Wihongi fatally stabbed Mr Hirini in June 2009. In R v Wihongi, Ms Wihongi was denied appeal to the Supreme Court and has exhausted all domestic remedies. EJP Pro Bono and On Campus were asked to prepare research on the possibility of an appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee or the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Completed Researchejp_comms12 September 2013Outreach, Pro Bono, Womens' Rights Comments

Making Waves in the Media

The Pro Bono Team’s research on the rights of transgender prisoners, in conjunction with Kelly Ellis, has sparked wide attention in the media.

Completed Research, Newsejp_comms22 July 2013Pro Bono, Transgender Rights Comment

The Law and Legality

The Equal Justice Project Pro Bono team recently had the opportunity to undertake important research regarding the principle of legality in New Zealand. Our research concerned the application of this principle to two cases that are currently before the courts – both of which have received substantial media coverage in recent months.

Completed Researchejp_comms20 June 2013Legality, Pro BonoComment

Transgender Prisoners’ Rights Ignored

Transgender people are especially vulnerable in prisons due to the transient nature of their biological and identified gender. The Pro Bono team was asked to conduct research into the current legal position regarding the treatment of transgender prisoners in New Zealand.