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John Burton addresses Parliaments' Joint Committee on Human Rights

John Burton addresses Parliaments' Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR).

On 4th November 2008 John Burton along with members of Article 19, English PEN, Public Concern at Work, the Press Complaints Commission and the National Union of Journalists, addressed Parliaments' Joint Committee on Human Rights in their "Freedom of Expression" seminar. John dealt with issues arising under the Terrorism Act 2006.

The Members of the Joint Committee on Human Rights were:

Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Labour, Hendon) (Chairman)
John Austin MP (Labour, Erith & Thamesmead)
Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West & Abingdon)
Mr Virendra Sharma MP (Labour, Ealing, Southall)
Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)
Mr Edward Timpson MP (Conservative, Crewe and Nantwich)
Lord Bowness (Conservative)
Lord Dubs (Labour)
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Lord Morris of Handsworth (Labour)
The Earl of Onslow (Conservative)
Baroness Stern (Cross-Bencher)

5 November 2008

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