Liberty was founded in 1934, as the National Council of Civil Liberties. We have a rich history, and 2009 marks our 75th anniversary.

For the best part of a century, Liberty and our members have acted as the conscience of a nation, fighting injustice and placing principle above populism when others have faltered. Among periods of political turbulence and financial instability, what has remained constant is our sense of purpose.

75 years later, with the UK's complicity with torture and threats to privacy, free speech and protest rights in the news daily, Liberty's work is far from over.