By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, July 21 NZPA - A bill to strip prisoners on short sentences of their rights to vote should be scrapped unless MPs want to show they have no respect for the Bill of Rights, the Chief Human Rights Commissioner says.

Wellington, July 19 NZPA - A United Nations expert on indigenous peoples rights will look at issues surrounding Treaty of Waitangi settlements and socio-economic issues faced by Maori during his six day visit to New Zealand.

Wellington, March 26 NZPA - Human Rights Commission head Rosslyn Noonan has been elected chairwoman of an international human rights organisation.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, July 1 NZPA - The State should be responsible for prisoners not private companies, the Human Rights Commission said today.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, May 13 NZPA - ACT MP David Garrett has raised the idea of a compromise version of his three strikes for repeat offenders proposal.