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Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty - The Human Rights Act

Shami Chakrabarti gives her thoughts on why the Human Rights Act is so important and outlines Liberty’s key role in the successful campaign to defeat proposals to increase the period that terror suspects could be held without charge to 42 days.

She also discusses the role of the judiciary in upholding democratic values and gives advice to young lawyers interested in working within the field of human rights and civil liberties.

Read Shami Chakrabarti's biography 

Read Mike Semple Piggot's biography (interviewer) 

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