Showing posts with label Gareth Peirce. Show all posts
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BBC Radio Four
A Law Unto Themselves
5 August 2014
HK: During a career spanning nearly forty years solicitor Gareth Peirce has exposed some of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history. She's been described as the doyenne of British defence lawyers, is adored by her clients and has been offered, though refused, a CBE for services to justice. But she's never far from controversy. Many of her clients have been accused or actually convicted of acts of terrorism. In the late 80's and early 90's she helped free convicted Irish bombers including the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four.
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More recently she worked to secure the release of British detainees in Guantánamo Bay and for years she thwarted government attempts the Muslim preacher Abu Qatada.
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Many see Gareth Peirce as an indefatigable fighter for human rights and defender of the underdog. But some argue that her work represents a threat to national security making Britain appear a safe haven for terrorists.
The annual Brendan Hughes Memorial Lecture will take place on Saturday 3rdMay at 7.00pm in The Donegal Celtic Social Club, Belfast.
The guest speakers will be renowned human rights advocate Gareth Peirce and Independent TD Clare Daly. The theme is be “Draconian Laws, Draconian Government”.
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