The Maori Party says prisoners at Waikeria were treated with extreme cruelty before they staged a protest
The Maori Party says prisoners at Waikeria were treated with extreme cruelty before they staged a protest
31 March 2021
The 16 inmates involved in the action have filed claims of human rights abuses against the Corrections Chief executive and the Attorney-General, assisted by the Maori Party.
They allege racist treatment, serious violence and harsh conditions.
Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the claims are well founded, and not new.
He says the Ombudsmen and the Human Rights Commission have also issued reports on the prison's conditions.
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