New Zealand apologises for raids on Pacific people ...Middle East

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (pix) on Sunday formally apologised for police crackdowns in the 1970s that “unfairly targeted” the country’s Pacific community.The infamous “dawn raids” were carried out by officers and immigration officials, often accompanied by dogs, to arrest and deport individuals who had overstayed their work visas.Pacific people comprised a third of overstayers but represented 86% of prosecutions, while Britons and Americans in New Zealand — who also comprised a third of overstayers — saw just five percent of prosecutions in the same period.“Today, I stand on behalf of the New Zealand government to offer a formal and unreserved apology to Pacific c

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