The Anti-Freedom Bill
As the news about another Met police officer’s horrific crimes unfolded this week, the government was busy trying to give police even more powers to shut down protests. It’s an assault on democratic dissent.
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Shami Chakrabarti
Shami Chakrabarti is a Labour peer and human rights lawyer. She previously served as Shadow Attorney General and as the director of Liberty.
The Next War on Protest Is Here
For those in power, last year’s vicious anti-protest bill still wasn’t authoritarian enough – so they’ve introduced another that could see you criminalised for something as small as carrying a bike chain.
10 Years of the Hostile Environment
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the hostile environment. As the war on migrants continues, building solidarity across our communities has never been more important, writes Shami Chakrabarti.
The Government’s Bill of Rights Plan Is a Sham
When a government committed to criminalising asylum seekers and shutting down protest proposes an overhaul of our human rights law, their goal isn’t strengthening it.
Protest Under Siege
Under the cover of the culture war, the government is introducing a wave of authoritarian legislation designed to erode our democratic rights. But the only way to defend the right to protest is to exercise it.
The New Authoritarianism
In a string of recent legislation, the Tories have mounted the most dangerous campaign to undermine civil liberties in a generation – with the hope of building a society where power can act with impunity.
‘The Spy Cops Bill Is One of the Most Dangerous Pieces of Legislation I’ve Seen’
Shami Chakrabarti on the dangers of the ‘Spy Cops’ and Overseas Operations Bills, the Tory culture war against human rights – and why the Labour Party is too scared to stand up to it.