Chuka at the Convention on Modern Liberty with Shami Chakrabarti and others
Chuka is speaking at the Convention on Modern Liberty today with The Observer’s Will Hutton, Chris Huhne MP, musician Brian Eno and Guardian legal correspondent, Afua Hirsch. The convention is being held to bring as many people together to see what common ground can be reached in defence of our freedoms.
Fundamental rights and freedoms are common to us all. The Universal Declaration recognises ‘the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world’. In Britain such values have an even longer history. We are indeed the inheritors of an inspiring tradition of liberty.
At the same time technical advances from information technology to explosives and the threats of catastrophic climatic change have altered the framework of power and fear. This calls for a renewal of our democratic self-confidence. This is the purpose of the Convention on Modern Liberty.
To watch a live stream of the event, click here: Modern Liberty Convention.
The keynote speech is being given by the director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, who you can watch in the video below:
