Gareth Peirce
British solicitor and human rights activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gareth Peirce (born Jean Margaret Webb; March 1940) is a British solicitor and human rights activist. She has worked on a number of high-profile cases involving allegations of human rights injustices. Her work with Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four – wrongly convicted of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army – was chronicled in the film In the Name of the Father (1993), in which she was portrayed by Emma Thompson.[1][2]
For the Welsh actor, see Gareth Pierce.
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Born | Jean Margaret Webb March 1940 (1940-03) (age 84) Cheltenham, England |
Alma mater | University of Oxford and London School of Economics |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Spouse | Chamberlain Peirce |
Children | 2 |
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