Folks Last week friday when I listen to the speak from the Director Liberty Shami Charkratarki at the opening of Lady Hale Building in the university as part of the opening of Lady Hale Building named after Lady Brendon Hale UK's First and only Female law lord gave me a background information about Liberty how it started and what their efforts is directed. In the lectures and also part of the focus my MSC research proposal on environmental protection, sustainable development, ethical consumerism and environmental justice with manchester based local charity ethical cusumer, I was able to get inside UK civil socities and wandering this is how my humble Brother Haruna Darbo is talking steps to develop Global Democracy Project. Civil society is a catalyst for development and how each evolve is a history of its own.Liberty as its own trials and tribulation but today it is the biggest civil liberty organisation across all partisian line here in the United Kingdom. Liberty is
also known as the national council for civil liberties founded in 1934. It mission focus individual human dignity, equal treatment and fairness as the foundations of a democratic society. Below is the speak at my university occasion which I was privilage to attended. For any information can direct a private e-mail to my university e-mail address:- [log in to unmask]
Liberty director “optimistic” about law and terrorism Monday, 11 February 2008
Shami Chakrabarti outside the Lady Hale Building
Shami Chakrabarti CBE, director of human rights group Liberty, told Salford University students that she was "ultimately optimistic" about the law and terrorism - but argued that the Government's proposed 42-day detention limit for terror suspects is "wrong in principle and counter-productive in practice."
Speaking at the official launch of the University's £10m Salford Law School on Friday 8 February, Shami said she sensed a "change of approach" in the law on terrorism but emphasised the need for suspects to be charged promptly, following the example of common law countries such as Australia and the US, which operate a two-day detention without charge limit.
Describing torture as "the heart of darkness", she also called for an inquiry into recent incidents of persecution and killing in Iraq by UK and US soldiers, and warned that if the military entertains even a low level of torture, "the entire human rights framework will fall down."
A barrister by background, Shami helped to launch the new Salford Law School's purpose-built Lady Hale Building, named after Lady Brenda Hale, the UK's first and only female law lord, who was also present for the launch.
Salford Law School attracted almost 100 budding lawyers when it opened its doors in September - exceeding its target for the first academic year. Shami said: "It is an enormous honour to help open this new school. It is an inspirational symbol of both ancient and modern legal values that will be handed on for generations to come."
Head of Salford Law School, Professor Alistair Alcock added: "Shami is a noted authority on civil liberties and human rights and we are delighted to welcome her to the University. It was fascinating to hear her views on these topical and thought-provoking issues. It was also very satisfying to welcome Lady Hale back to the new building where she laid the foundation stone a year ago."
Shami concluded her speech: "I sense change on both sides of the Atlantic. I'm not prepared to wait for the War on Terror to fizzle out. In the democratic world we need to send a clear signal about what we believe in."
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Notes to Editors
For more information on Salford Law School go to www.law.salford.ac.uk
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For more information on Liberty, please go to:
www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
For further information or photographs contact:
Jamie Brown / Rachel Conway
Press and PR
The University of Salford
Room 113, Faraday House
Salford, Greater Manchester
M5 4WT, UK
T +44 (0)161 295 5361
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I chose Salford due to its location near the centre of Manchester and also because it's the only university in the UK to have TV shows which students make and broadcast on terrestrial TV!"
Dave Bateman BSc (Hons) Media Technology
Liberty director “optimistic” about law and terrorism Monday, 11 February 2008
Shami Chakrabarti outside the Lady Hale Building
Shami Chakrabarti CBE, director of human rights group Liberty, told Salford University students that she was "ultimately optimistic" about the law and terrorism - but argued that the Government's proposed 42-day detention limit for terror suspects is "wrong in principle and counter-productive in practice."
Speaking at the official launch of the University's £10m Salford Law School on Friday 8 February, Shami said she sensed a "change of approach" in the law on terrorism but emphasised the need for suspects to be charged promptly, following the example of common law countries such as Australia and the US, which operate a two-day detention without charge limit.
Describing torture as "the heart of darkness", she also called for an inquiry into recent incidents of persecution and killing in Iraq by UK and US soldiers, and warned that if the military entertains even a low level of torture, "the entire human rights framework will fall down."
A barrister by background, Shami helped to launch the new Salford Law School's purpose-built Lady Hale Building, named after Lady Brenda Hale, the UK's first and only female law lord, who was also present for the launch.
Salford Law School attracted almost 100 budding lawyers when it opened its doors in September - exceeding its target for the first academic year. Shami said: "It is an enormous honour to help open this new school. It is an inspirational symbol of both ancient and modern legal values that will be handed on for generations to come."
Head of Salford Law School, Professor Alistair Alcock added: "Shami is a noted authority on civil liberties and human rights and we are delighted to welcome her to the University. It was fascinating to hear her views on these topical and thought-provoking issues. It was also very satisfying to welcome Lady Hale back to the new building where she laid the foundation stone a year ago."
Shami concluded her speech: "I sense change on both sides of the Atlantic. I'm not prepared to wait for the War on Terror to fizzle out. In the democratic world we need to send a clear signal about what we believe in."
Ends
Notes to Editors
For more information on Salford Law School go to www.law.salford.ac.uk
To find an academic expert for informed comment on a wide range of subjects, go to www.salford.ac.uk/press_office/experts/
To get all the latest news from Salford subscribe to our RSS feed www.salford.ac.uk/press_office/rss_news/
For more information on Liberty, please go to:
www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
For further information or photographs contact:
Jamie Brown / Rachel Conway
Press and PR
The University of Salford
Room 113, Faraday House
Salford, Greater Manchester
M5 4WT, UK
T +44 (0)161 295 5361
F +44 (0)161 295 4705
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I chose Salford due to its location near the centre of Manchester and also because it's the only university in the UK to have TV shows which students make and broadcast on terrestrial TV!"
Dave Bateman BSc (Hons) Media Technology
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