'...today's debate seems more about the challenge from those, even perhaps amongst us who seek to diminish convention rights, not enhance them.

They want to clip the wings of the court and refuse rights to non-citizens...

'It's one thing to be a threat to property..to be prosecuted & ..even imprisoned...but it's another thing altogether to proscribe a whole group and that means anyone..vaguely associated with it, to brand them terrorists' #ShamiChakrabarti on the proposed proscription #PalestineAction #TodayProgramme

Shami's at the @coe.int this week....watch this space for updates #CaseForTheDefence

"Not my words, but those of another President, Ronald Reagan, visiting Germany 40 years ago. I choose them to highlight that treating asylum seekers, refugees, indeed, all migrants with a modicum of dignity was non-partisan for most of the post-war period." #CaseForTheDefence

#ShamiChakrabarti will be speaking at the @coe.int today, as a member of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, on the motion 'Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens'...webcast should be available later this evening (and we'll share here too!) #CaseForTheDefence

Shami on welfare reforms @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social (nb it's important to remember & use the names of those with lived experience who generously share their stories...) full interview here including with @ellenclifford.bsky.social
& Alicia Cartwright shorturl.at/0pMZe #CaseForTheDefence

A throwback to last year's #InternationalWomensDay

Solidarity and thank you. We have work to do #IWD2025

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