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International Free Speech: The Night Class

Free speech is a world issue that forms an integral part of fundamental human rights. In this six-week course led by Amanda Hopkinson, you will examine universal, national and regional declarations of human rights, study the relationship between human justice and legal systems, and focus on individual case studies that showcase the right to liberty, movement and free expression.

Published: April 26, 2011 Author: Bishopsgate Institute

When: Thursday, 28. April 2011 18.30-20.00
To: Monday, 2. May 2011
Where: London, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA
Host: English PEN, Bishopsgate Institute, Free Word
Contact: Bishopsgate Institute (www.bishopsgate.org.uk / 020 7392 9200)
More info: www.englishpen.org/events/penevents/internationalfreespeechthenightclass/

The course will include guest speakers from the world of free speech and a session drawing on the related archive collections of the Bishopsgate Institute.

The course costs £86/£65 concessions for the full six weeks. Please call the Bishopsgate Institute on 020 7392 9200 or visit www.bishopsgate.org.uk to book your place.

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