Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook release of On Liberty, written and browse by Shami Chakrabarti.

On 11 Sept 2001, the world changed. The West’s response to 9/11 provides morphed into a period of exception. Governments are determined that the guideline of rules and human rights are often too costly.

In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti – who joined up with Liberty, the UK’s leading civil legal rights organization, on 10 September 2001 – explores why our fundamental legal rights and freedoms are indispensable. She displays, too, the unparalleled pressures those rights are under today. Drawing on her personal work in high-profile campaigns, from privacy laws and regulations to anti-terror legislation, Chakrabarti displays the threats to our democratic institutions and just why our privileges are paramount in upholding democracy.