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![Death row grandmother: Chan was my hero](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Death row grandmother: Chan was my hero
A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia says executed Australian Andrew Chan was a hero to her.
![Brutal warning for baby gangstas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brutal warning for baby gangstas
Hopefully, Chan and Sukumaran's deaths will be a deterrent to other baby gangstas looking to make a quick buck. Then Chan and Sukumaran won't have died in vain, writes Kerre McIvor.
![Jack Tame: Will we ponder the death penalty?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jack Tame: Will we ponder the death penalty?
Jack Tame writes: As human beings in 2015, what aspects of our lives today will we reflect on in the future with befuddlement and awe?
![Trade always trumps human rights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Trade always trumps human rights
The Saudi Arabian visit was a return to the old Key model of jet setting, glad-handing and grandstanding, which we can now see has never worked, writes Paul Little.
![Jerusalem home hope for Palestinians](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jerusalem home hope for Palestinians
After years of objection from right-wing Israeli groups, the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee last month approved initial plans for 2500 houses on 150ha of land in the Kidron Valley in Al Sawahra.
![Custody deaths may face less scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Custody deaths may face less scrutiny
The deaths of vulnerable people who are in state care or custody could have less independent scrutiny if proposed law changes go ahead.
![Dita Be Boni: Yes minister, please do something](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dita Be Boni: Yes minister, please do something
I looked back through the archives to see whether Minister for Women, Louise Upston, had ever, in fact, said or done anything actually worthwhile for the women of NZ, writes Dita De Boni.
![Indonesia's view on executions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Indonesia's view on executions
The executions of Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has drawn much international criticism, but what do those who live in Indonesia think?
![System of a Down frontman's tribute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
System of a Down frontman's tribute
Rock superstar Serj Tankian may call NZ home - but today he'll be in Armenia, commemorating the lives of his ancestors lost to genocide 100 years ago.
![Lab chimps granted 'personhood'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lab chimps granted 'personhood'
A judge has granted the legal right of habeas corpus to two chimpanzees being held at a biomedical research facility in the US - a decision that animal rights activists hailed as the first time chimps that had been afforded the status of legal "persons".
![Impact of euthanasia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Impact of euthanasia
A group opposed to euthanasia says allowing terminally ill woman Lecretia Seales to take a lethal dose of drugs would have far-reaching impacts on NZ society.
![Groups seek to join Lecretia Seales euthanasia litigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Groups seek to join Lecretia Seales euthanasia litigation
The Human Rights Commission and two other groups want to join a legal challenge by a terminally ill woman seeking the right for a doctor to help her die without criminal prosecution.
![More calls for drastic action on housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
More calls for drastic action on housing
New Zealand’s human rights watchdog has added its voice to those calling for drastic action to tackle New Zealand’s housing problems.
![Nauru refugees offered 'safe' land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nauru refugees offered 'safe' land
It's a safe, diverse and democratic country with a high standard of health care, a low cost of living, and virtually no violent crime or stray dogs.
![Boko Haram: 'We want our daughters back'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Boko Haram: 'We want our daughters back'
A year after Islamic extremists Boko Haram kidnapped 220 girls from a girls boarding school in Nigeria, most of the girls are still missing.
![Devoy told 'don't answer phone'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Devoy told 'don't answer phone'
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy was advised to ignore calls and don't answer the phone following concerns raised over foreign drivers.
![Kiwi retailers shocked at slavery claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi retailers shocked at slavery claims
Popular pet food brands sold in New Zealand have been caught up in disturbing claims of slavery on the high seas.
![Attacks 'show how important role is'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Attacks 'show how important role is'
On Race Relations Day, commissioner Dame Susan Devoy talks to Phil Taylor about the challenges of the job and the crossroads we have reached .
![Sikhs take complaint to commission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sikhs take complaint to commission
The HRC has received a complaint of alleged unlawful discrimination on the grounds of religion on the wearing of kirpan at Cricket World Cup venues.
![Saudis and Swedes trade blows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Saudis and Swedes trade blows
The Swedish Government this week decided to scrap an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, effectively bringing to an end a decade-old defence agreement with the kingdom.
![Racist liquor store fined $45,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Racist liquor store fined $45,000
A liquor store worker who was threatened, assaulted, called a "f***ing Indian" and "Indian dog" by his employer has been awarded $45,000 in damages.
![High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit
Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.
![David Rutherford: Kiwis lead world in human rights protection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
David Rutherford: Kiwis lead world in human rights protection
New Zealand is among the best in the world at expanding human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue, writes David Rutherford.
![Robert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'
Edmund Burke once said political decisions often involve a choice between intolerable and disagreeable options.
![Richard Cornes: Courts update has odd omissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Richard Cornes: Courts update has odd omissions
The Judicature Modernisation Bill had its second reading last week. Somehow it has not led the news, Dr Richard Cornes writes.