From infiltration and the heavy-handed policing of protests to torture and rendition of prisoners, our political rights are being dramatically eroded. This session examines the attack on our civil liberties and asks why have many progressives remained silent.
Speakers
Gareth Peirce, UK’s leading human rights lawyer
Simon Hardy, National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts
Moazzem Begg, ex-detainee, Guatanamo Bay
Julia Tomlinson, widow of Ian Tomlinson
Valerie Swaine, FIT Watch
Chaired by Victoria Brittain
Time and Venue
13:30 - 14:30 Whitby Street
