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Liberty: Protecting Civil Liberties, Protecting Human Rights WebsiteLiberty: Protecting Civil Liberties, Protecting Human Rights Website
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Liberty: Protecting Civil Liberties, Protecting Human Rights

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Liberty is a campaign group that "seeks to protect civil liberties and promote human rights for everyone". This site outlines the work of the group and the issues on which it campaigns; provides articles, speeches and publications; and provides information about how to get involved.

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Concepts

asylum, equality, human rights, privacy, terrorism, liberty

Additional Tags

civil liberties, civil liberty, extradition, free speech, torture, asbo, human rights issues

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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