Flaherty

[fla-er-tee, flah-]

noun

1. Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.

Flaherty

/ ˈflæhətɪ /

noun

1. Robert ( Joseph ). 1884–1951, US film director, a pioneer of documentary film; his work includes Nanook of the North (1922) and Elephant Boy (1935)

Example Sentences

O'Flaherty also wrote to two chairs of parliamentary committees expressing "concern about the current climate for trans people in the UK".

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O'Flaherty said he would "recommend that a comprehensive review of the compliance of the current legislation on the policing of protests with the United Kingdom's human rights obligations be undertaken".

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O'Flaherty argued that the term "vicinity" was "undefined" and could make it "impossible in practice to organise protests in large cities or towns" and urged ministers to reconsider the measure.

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In a letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Council of Europe human rights commissioner Michael O'Flaherty said law changes had allowed authorities to "impose excessive limits on freedom of assembly and expression and risk over-policing".

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As commissioner, Mr O'Flaherty is tasked with identifying potential shortcomings in human rights law in countries that are signed up to the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights, including the UK.

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