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- ↑ "Sibghatullah Kadri obituary" . The Times. 24 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sibghat Kadri, Indian-born QC who blazed a trail defending victims of prejudice and tackling racial bias in the British legal establishment – obituary" . The Telegraph. 15 December 2021.
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