civil liberties

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The Green Party and Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party have also warned the response to the "abhorrent" attacks should not restrict civil liberties.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"Right now, there's no way to ensure that our tools wouldn't be leveraged to cause terrible harms or erode civil liberties away from public scrutiny."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers and other civil liberties groups backed Chatrie’s challenge to the government’s use of geofence warrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Russia would soon have a genuine parliament, and the government pledged to honor civil liberties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You don’t agree that the question of human rights, of civil liberties, is a matter of vital importance to the African people?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela