- Born
- Shami Chakrabarti was born on June 16, 1969 in London, England, UK.
- Shami is the director of human rights group, Liberty.
- Was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honors List for her services to human rights. She described the news as recognition that "democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty".
- A big fan of David Bowie, she was interviewed for a programme about Bowie's popularity with British Asian women called "I Dressed Ziggy Stardust", which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
- [on having her remarks dismissed as emotional] Yes, I am emotional about torture, sir!
- They've got you by the proverbials, if you'll pardon my French.
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