21 Sep 2007

Liberty hosts Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw, Joint Committee for Human Rights Chair Andrew Dismore, and Home Affairs Select Committee Chair Keith Vaz to discuss:

HUMAN RIGHTS IN A TIME OF HEIGHTENED SECURITY

At 18:30 on Tuesday 25 September in Bournemouth, Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti will chair a discussion on human rights and security with Home Secretary Jacqui Smith MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw MP, Joint Committee for Human Rights Chair Andrew Dismore MP, and Home Affairs Select Committee Chair Keith Vaz MP.

Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti said:

"Liberty is delighted to host one of the most significant fringes of this year’s Labour Party Conference. Mr Brown’s Government won early praise for its more measured tone on issues of human rights and security. This panel of Cabinet and parliamentary heavy-weights will explore how that tone might be supported by onward policy choices."

WHAT: Liberty Fringe Meeting, Labour Party Conference, Bournemouth

WHO: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw MP, Joint Committee for Human Rights Chair Andrew Dismore MP, and Home Affairs Select Committee Chair Keith Vaz MP. Chaired by Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti

WHEN: 18:30 – 20:30 on Tuesday 25 September 2007

WHERE: Salisbury Suite, Durley Hall Hotel, Durley Chine Road, Bournemouth, BH2

Contact: Jen Corlew on 0207 378 3656 or 0797 3 831 128