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Human Rights: The Case for the Defence
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Shami Chakrabarti and her new book Human Rights: The Case for the Defence. Cares about people. Likes: rights and freedoms. Dislikes: false dilemmas and straw men.
'...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...
June 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
'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
June 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"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
April 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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
March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A throwback to last year's #InternationalWomensDay

Solidarity and thank you. We have work to do #IWD2025
March 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Are you thinking what we're thinking? If you care about the things that make life better for people and think that trashing them generally turns out badly for everyone, then welcome to our new bluesky! We're here to connect, amplify, commiserate, celebrate and occasionally...
December 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM