Louise Christian (born 22 May 1952, Oxford) is an award-winning British human rights lawyer.[1] She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian.[2] She is the author or co-author of several books. She is the daughter of Jack and Maureen Christian.
Christian has fought on behalf of detainees at the controversial American Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[3][4] Christian's firm, Christian Khan, co-founded with Sadiq Khan, now a Labour MP, has participated in wrongful death inquests, and has been involved in litigation into drug regulation.
Christian has been prominent in left-wing politics, standing as a Socialist Alliance candidate in the 2001 election. Louise Christian has long been associated with human rights' pressure group Liberty and was the Chair from July 2007 until October 2009.
Publications[]
- Louise Christian: latest [5] Louise Christian 2009-11-24
- Louise Christian, Joanna Glynn (1995). The law: freedom of expression and human rights advocacy in Turkey. KHRP.
- Leslie Thomas (barrister.), Danny Friedman, Louise Christian (2002). Inquests: a practitioner's guide. Legal Action Group. ISBN 9780905099972.
- Louise Christian (1983). Policing by coercion: the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill. Greater London Council. Police Committee Support Unit.
- Louise Christian, Joanna Glynn, Philip Kirkpatrick (1995). The European Convention under attack: the threat to lawyers in Turkey and .... International Bar Association. ISBN 9781853283130.