An Evening with Shami Chakrabarti

On 12th March, a crowd of over 300 guests were treated to a talk by Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty. Her softly-spoken, eloquent presentation concerned the importance of human rights and how these rights can protect citizens against three major patterns, which she sees as emerging in the world today. First, she discussed the legitimacy of the assumption that the innocent have nothing to fear in a world where we have no privacy. She addressed the undermining of legal aid and the presumption of innocence; and finally, she discussed more generally, the increasing hatred of “others” that has become so characteristic of today’s societies. After a question and answer session, Ms Chakrabarti signed copies of her book and posed for photos. A great, thought-provoking event, and thanks must go to all those involved in organizing another inspirational lecture at MTS.

 A big thank you to Maneet Patel and Studio 72 for interviewing Shami Chakrabarti.

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