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Revolution in Comedy - 12 June

Haldane Society proudly presents - Revolution in Comedy - comedian Mark Steel plus special guests to be announced.

Thursday 12 June, 7.30pm,

Join us for this special live comedy event featuring one of the UK's leading political comedians.

"next to the daily bread of most stand-up, Citizen Steel lets us eat cake" The Guardian

"how politically-laced comedy should be, harking back to a less bitter, more animated Bill Hicks" Manchester Evening News

This evening is not to be missed. See attached flyer for details.
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Socialist Lawyer 49

The current issue of Socialist Lawyer explores the rights (or lack of them) for children in the care system, contains a devastating briefing by Inquest on the proposals to abolish juries in inquests where "national security" is said to be at stake and Kader Asmal draws on his wide experience to discuss peace and multi-culturalism.

Updates on the legal fight for civil liberties for the Kurds, lawyers' protests in Pakistan, judges rebelling in Egypt and the peace process in Nepal can be read in the print issue, along with the usual news and comment.

Socialist Lawyer is sent free to members of the Haldane Society and full back issues can be downloaded from this site. The editorial and selected articles from the current issue can also be read online.
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National Lawyers' Guild delegation to Pakistan

In January the Haldane Society's sister organisation in the USA sent a delegation to Pakistan. Their report called for the immediate restoration of an independent judiciary.
Read the report

Defend Aamer Anwar

Aamer Anwar is a Scottish human rights solicitor facing a contempt of court charge after reading out a statement on behalf of his client's family which suggested he had not recieved a fair trial. If convicted, it could mean the end of Aamer's legal career.
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Shami Chakrabati: Liberty and the law

The keynote speech at the Haldane Society's October 2007 AGM was given by the director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabati. In it she set out Liberty's position on anti-terrorism legislation, and argued for a strong defence of a human rights framework for our legal system.
Read her notes