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Information and Registration

Amnesty International members are warmly invited to an Extraordinary Meeting (EM) on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 7pm

The EM will take place online via Zoom -

The purpose of the EM is to elect seven members to the Board of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ). There have been eight nominations for the seven available positions.

To attend and vote at the EM, you must be before the EM begins. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registered attendees along with instructions for online voting. Voting will be done online during the meeting and will open after nominees have had an opportunity to speak to their nomination.

Agenda

The EM will take place on Wednesday 23 November 2022, 7pm to 8.35pm.

Board Candidates

The following people are seeking a position on the Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Board: Click each of their names to learn more about them.

AMY THOMPSON

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BUTOYI DIEUDONNE

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CHENNOAH WALFORD

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GILL GREER

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GREGORY MCNEIL

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HEATHER HAYDEN

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NIRUPA GEORGE

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Sara-Jane Hay

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Due Diligence Panel Report

Because all currently serving Board members are up for re-election, an independent panel was put in place to undertake a due diligence process.

You can read an overview of the process undertaken, along with the panel’s observations and recommendations by clicking the link below.

Proxy Votes

Members who wish to vote in the Board elections are strongly encouraged to attend the Extraordinary Meeting on 23 November in order to hear from each nominee directly, and therefore be in a better position to make an informed decision.

However, if a member cannot attend the Extraordinary Meeting and wishes to vote via a proxy, they must fill in a Proxy Voting Form (see below) and email it to no later than 5pm on 13 November 2022. Proxy votes will be deemed invalid if they do not include the required information or are received after the deadline.

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In 2019, Yasaman and Monireh received 16 years in prison for speaking out against Iran’s forced veiling laws. In Iran, it’s a crime for women to appear in public with their hair uncovered. This cruel punishment is part of a wider crackdown on women campaigning against discriminatory forced veiling laws in Iran.

What happened?

On International Women’s Day in 2019, Yasaman Aryani and her mother Monireh Arabshahi took off their headscarves and walked through a women-only train carriage in Tehran to campaign against forced veiling in Iran.

As they handed out white flowers to passengers, Yasaman spoke of her hopes for a future where all women would be free to choose what to wear. After a video of this went viral, Yasaman and Monireh were arrested and sentenced to 16 years in prison for “inciting and facilitating corruption and prostitution” through promoting “unveiling”.

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Tell Justice Minister Andersen that 10-year-olds are too young for life sentences

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Abducted, beaten, sexually assaulted and jailed for protesting