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Amnesty calls for caution in ending Waikeria prison protest © RNZ/ Nick Monro Amnesty International is calling on the Corrections Minister to ensure force isn't used to end the impasse at Waikeria Prison - where 16 inmates are entering a sixth day of protest. The human rights group said de-escalation techniques should be used to end the protest. It said the protesters had already raised concerns about poor treatment, and the use of excessive force and withholding food and water would make things worse. Sixteen inmates are now in their sixth day of a protest that began on Tuesday at the pris...

The human rights group said de-escalation techniques should be used to end the protest. It said the protesters had already raised concerns about poor treatment, and the use of excessive force and withholding food and water would make things worse. Sixteen inmates are now in their sixth day of a protest that began on Tuesday at the prison, near Te Awamutu. Significant damage had been done to the “top jail” facility, after fires in several places during the protest. Amnesty also wanted Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis to end what it described as “dehumanising practices” at Waikeria, an...