Liberty - Protecting Civil Liberties Promoting Human Rights : 2008

2008

- 18 Dec Liberty and the FSF team up to fight for human rights of football fans
- 10 Dec British public overwhelmingly support Human Rights
- 04 Dec Retaining DNA samples of innocents breaches human rights
- 02 Dec New Citizenship Bill to bring compulsory ID cards via the back door
- 28 Nov Liberty concerned about heavy-handed tactics against opposition politician
- 25 Nov Liberty to support “shock jock” Jon Gaunt in battle with talkSport radio
- 06 Nov Liberty warns against expensive and invasive ID card scheme
- 24 Oct Liberty argues vulnerable psychiatric patients deserve same protections as prisoners
- 23 Oct Law Lords to consider “deportation to torture” appeals
- 22 Oct Mother facing separation from her son under Shari’a law granted refuge by Law Lords
- 14 Oct VICTORY FOR LIBERTY'S CHARGE OR RELEASE CAMPAIGN
- 13 Oct Lords defeat Government on 42 days pre-charge detention
- 12 Oct '42 Writers for Liberty' opposing 42 day pre-charge detention
- 02 Oct Liberty's response to resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair
- 30 Sep New Council of Europe report criticises Government anti-terror plans
- 24 Sep Liberty warns against expensive and unnecessary ID card scheme
- 19 Sep Liberty urges Government action, not empty promises, for child asylum seekers
- 16 Sep Unfair age assessment of child asylum seekers must be scrapped, says Liberty
- 04 Sep Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti to address Newcastle University Business School
- 02 Sep Liberty brings nationwide campaign against the “Mosquito” to Plymouth City Council
- 29 Jul Victory for Sikh schoolgirl unlawfully excluded for wearing religious bangle
- 18 Jul Mother facing separation from her son seeks relief from Law Lords
- 11 Jul Response to Conservative MP David Davis by-election win
- 08 Jul Peers to begin opposition to 42 day pre-charge detention plans
- 04 Jul Liberty wins Voluntary Sector Public Affairs Campaign of the year
- 01 Jul Government must review Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
- 01 Jul Liberty Director says police independence undermined by government interference in annual Police Foundation lecture
- 27 Jun Liberty overwhelmed by donation from Desmond Elliott Prize winner Nikita Lalwani
- 20 Jun Liberty calls for independent investigation into Harmondsworth disturbance
- 19 Jun Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti's letter to Secretary of State Andy Burnham
- 12 Jun Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti responds to David Davis resignation in protest of last night's vote on 42 day pre-charge detention
- 11 Jun Battle against extending pre-charge detention moves to House of Lords
- 10 Jun "Up against the buffers": Fact and fiction about the existing 28 day pre-charge detention limit
- 10 Jun Celebrities and MPs join Liberty for Westminster protest against Government’s Counter-Terror plans
- 03 Jun Government offers “Cons”, not Concessions on Counter-Terror Bill
- 23 May Free speech victory as charges against teen anti-Scientology protestor dropped
- 19 May Human rights laws require police to protect witnesses in danger
- 14 May Independent inquiry announced into the circumstances surrounding the death of Baha Mousa
- 24 Apr Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti tells MPs 54% public believe Government terror proposals meant to look "tough on terror"
- 07 Apr Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti calls Government’s counter-terror proposals an “international embarrassment”
- 01 Apr Liberty response to Counter-Terrorism Bill second reading
- 31 Mar Liberty urges Government to drop controversial pre-charge detention plan on eve of Counter-Terrorism Bill second reading
- 27 Mar Ministry of Defence admits human rights violation of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and others
- 06 Mar Is Government’s ID card roll out first step toward compulsion?
- 03 Mar High Court to consider public inquiry into Harmondsworth disturbance
- 29 Feb Liberty launches powerful cinema advert in London cinemas to alert public about draconian anti-terror plans
- 28 Feb European Court of Human Rights upholds absolute prohibition against torture
- 27 Feb European Court of Human Rights DNA case will promote national database debate, says Liberty
- 21 Feb Liberty calls for full inquiry into UK role in “extraordinary rendition” flights
- 06 Feb Liberty welcomes move to allow intercept evidence in court
- 04 Feb MP surveillance case exposes gaps in privacy protection laws
- 30 Jan Legislators urged to take anti-terror lessons from Northern Ireland
- 24 Jan Government introduces controversial anti-terror measures
- 23 Jan High Court grants hearing to decide if exclusion of Sikh schoolgirl for wearing religious bangle is illegal
- 04 Jan High Court to determine if Sikh schoolgirl’s exclusion is illegal
- 03 Jan MPs widely opposed to extending pre-charge detention in terror cases