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CONVENTION ON MODERN LIBERTY 28.02.09 LONDON Chair: Saghir Hussain, former Guantanamo detainee; spokesman, Cage Prisoners Moazzam Begg is one is one of nine British Muslims who were held in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo Bay. Begg has become a well-known commentator on issues pertaining to the Muslim community in the UK and its anti-terror measures - both domestic and worldwide. He has appeared in numerous television interviews and documentaries, including Taking Liberties and the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side. He is a spokesman for CagePrisoners Victoria Brittain is a former associate foreign editor of the Guardian. Her books include Hidden Lives, Hidden Deaths and Death of Dignity. She is co-author with Moazzam Begg of his book Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim’s Journey to Guantanamo and Back (2006). She also compiled the play Guantánamo with Gillian Slovo. Edward Fitzgerald QC Human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers who has represented a number of terror suspects against extradition to the US. He has also represented some of the most notorious criminals in court. David Rose is a writer and investigative journalist. His work appears in the Observer and Vanity Fair. Among his books are A Climate of Fear (1992) and In the Name of the Law (Vintage, 1996).

• Release Date

  May 6, 2009

• Runtime

  18:54