2007 Articles and speeches
2007 Articles and speeches
Highlights of the articles, speeches, lectures and interviews by Liberty staff in 2007
Liberty's Director Shami Chakrabarti writes in Prospect magazine about
our Charge or Release campaign to stop the Government extending
pre-charge detention beyond 28 days, December 2007
Liberty's Former Policy Director Gareth Crossman questions the
government's power to trawl our personal details, 22 November 2007
Former Policy Officer Jago Russell asks how the Government can justify
extending pre-charge detention when the UK has the longest pre-charge
limit for suspects compared to 15 other countries, 12 November 2007
Shami Chakrabarti answers questions from the public on BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions?' Transcript available, 9 November 2007
Shami Chakrabarti calls for accountability at the highest levels of
police and government in this Guardian Comment is Free article, 1
November 2007
Shami Chakrabarti gives her answer to The Guardian's question 'Can terrorism destroy democracy?' 30 September 2007
Shami Chakrabarti on extension of pre-charge detention periods. Published in The Guardian, June 5 2007
Shami Chakrabarti on why we can never resort to torture. Published in The Independent, 29 May 2007
Liberty's Former Policy Director Gareth Crossman and Director Shami
Chakrabarti - first published in The Smith Institute publication
'Britain and Security', 2007 (PDF)
Shami Chakrabarti on why we should value our personal privacy. Published in The Independent on the 15 January 2007 (PDF)