Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti

A Barrister by background, Shami Chakrabarti has been Director of Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties) since September 2003. She has been recently appointed a Governor of the London School of Economics and the British Film Institute and a Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

Articles by Shami Chakrabarti

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These values we hold dear

  • 16 October 2008
  • 7 comments

An exhibition on Britain's fight for civil liberties is a humbling reminder of how precious those rights are

Shami Chakrabarti on the Chindamo case and human rights

  • 24 August 2007
  • 6 comments

Shami Chakrabarti argues why David Cameron owes Mrs Lawrence an apology, and Douglas Murray director of the Centre for Social Cohesion argues why the Human Rights Act should be condemned yet again.

Human Rights

  • 11 May 2007
  • 2 comments

Shami Chakrabarti gives her view on how things have changed in the realm of civil liberties.

Diary - Shami Chakrabarti

  • 26 September 2005
  • 1 comment

I've had it with the well-meaning pragmatists. If one more of them tries to persuade me of the virtues of deporting people to Algeria, my response will not be printable. By Shami Chakrabarti

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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