Louise Christian

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Louise Christian is an award-winning British human rights lawyer.

Christian has fought on behalf of detainees at the controversial American prison at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Christian's firm, Christian-Khan, co-founded with Sadiq Khan, now a Labour MP, is unusual for firms in central London for still accepting legal aid cases. Her firm 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.