Louise Christian

Who is Louise Christian?

Louise Christian is an award-winning British human rights lawyer. She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian. 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. 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.