Shami Chakrabarti
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Shami Chakrabarti
Sharmishta "Shami" Chakrabarti CBEis a British barrister involved in human rights. She was, from September 2003 to March 2016, the director of Liberty, the British civil liberties advocacy organisation. In September 2014, she took up the role as Chancellor of the University of Essex...
accused again against case fills hearings secret
The thought of secret hearings where once again the accused will never hear the case against them fills me with dread.
alleged allow culture ensure entire review system
The entire system should be under review to ensure that there is not a culture which would allow the alleged abuses to take place.
enhanced ethnic men passenger police public safety screening targeting
Public safety can be enhanced by passenger screening but police must not heighten tensions by targeting young men from ethnic minorities.
comments dealt handling media operation police shooting statements
It's completely right that the media handling and the statements and the comments that were made about the shooting are dealt with just as robustly as the police operation itself.
disloyalty democratic duty
Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty.