Liberty (advocacy group) facts for kids
Motto | To protect civil liberties and promote human rights for everyone |
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Formation | 22 February 1934 |
Type | Advocacy |
Legal status | Trust |
Purpose | Human rights |
Headquarters | London, England |
Director
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Martha Spurrier |
Website |
Liberty (known as the National Council for Civil Liberties or NCCL until 1989) is a advocacy group promoting human rights and protecting civil liberties through the law, legislature and wider society. It is based in the United Kingdom.
The NCCL was founded in 1934 by Ronald Kidd and Sylvia Crowther-Smith (later Scaffardi).
Liberty announced Martha Spurrier as its new director on 31 March 2016.
See also
In Spanish: National Council for Civil Liberties para niños
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