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Liberty News

16 May 2012

Blind Justice

Here in the UK it’s a fundamental constitutional principle that no-one is above the law – including the Government. But as feared last week’s Queen’s Speech featured the ironically-titled Justice and Security Bill, which seeks to change all that. This is no longer just a Green Paper. We need your support for our For Their Eyes Only campaign more than ever.
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9 May 2012

Queen's Speech 2012: Privacy and Open Justice in the firing line but progress on Free Speech

Today Liberty responded with dismay as plans for a new Snooper’s Charter and Secret Courts were included in this year’s Queen’s Speech. But it welcomed the proposed...

4 May 2012

Free Speech: A valuable reminder

The very day after we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, Article 10 of the Human Rights Act has once more hit the headlines – and again for all the right reasons.

Malcolm Calver, a councillor in Wales, had been found to have breached the code of conduct for local government by a standards watchdog. His ...

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