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The European Convention on Human Rights has improved people's lives in many significant ways across Europe.
All 46 Council of Europe member states have signed up to the #ECHR, a treaty designed to protect people's #HumanRights and basic freedoms.
#ECHRimpact
All 46 Council of Europe member states have signed up to the #ECHR, a treaty designed to protect people's #HumanRights and basic freedoms.
#ECHRimpact
The European Convention on Human Rights protects your human rights!
YouTube video by Council of Europe
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The European Convention on Human Rights has improved people's lives in many significant ways across Europe.
All 46 Council of Europe member states have signed up to the #ECHR, a treaty designed to protect people's #HumanRights and basic freedoms.
#ECHRimpact
All 46 Council of Europe member states have signed up to the #ECHR, a treaty designed to protect people's #HumanRights and basic freedoms.
#ECHRimpact
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A number of @echr.coe.int cases have changed UK law for the better, Professor @billbowring.bsky.social tells talk.tv 🎥
Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example.
There are many more👇
🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example.
There are many more👇
🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A number of @echr.coe.int cases have changed UK law for the better, Professor @billbowring.bsky.social tells talk.tv 🎥
Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example.
There are many more👇
🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example.
There are many more👇
🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
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Exactly 👏
@theresa_may: “Every step we take to reduce our support for human rights merely emboldens our rivals and weakens our position in the world.
Politicians who use populism and polarisation for their own short-term political ends risk handing a victory to our enemies.”
@theresa_may: “Every step we take to reduce our support for human rights merely emboldens our rivals and weakens our position in the world.
Politicians who use populism and polarisation for their own short-term political ends risk handing a victory to our enemies.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Exactly 👏
@theresa_may: “Every step we take to reduce our support for human rights merely emboldens our rivals and weakens our position in the world.
Politicians who use populism and polarisation for their own short-term political ends risk handing a victory to our enemies.”
@theresa_may: “Every step we take to reduce our support for human rights merely emboldens our rivals and weakens our position in the world.
Politicians who use populism and polarisation for their own short-term political ends risk handing a victory to our enemies.”
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Good to exchange with Vitaliy Klychko, Mayor of #Kyiv 🇺🇦.
Local democracy and governance are essential for Ukraine’s recovery and resilience.
The @coe.int, through its Action Plan and the work of the Congress, will continue to support decentralisation and reform efforts across the country.
Local democracy and governance are essential for Ukraine’s recovery and resilience.
The @coe.int, through its Action Plan and the work of the Congress, will continue to support decentralisation and reform efforts across the country.
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Worth re-posting: Leaving the #ECHR would be, at best, irrelevant in tackling illegal immigration says former UK Lord Chancellor David Gauke👇
🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com
#ChickenNuggets
🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com
#ChickenNuggets
Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration
Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Worth re-posting: Leaving the #ECHR would be, at best, irrelevant in tackling illegal immigration says former UK Lord Chancellor David Gauke👇
🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com
#ChickenNuggets
🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com
#ChickenNuggets
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A reminder that the UK’s ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
King unveils new memorial to LGBT veterans after gay ban campaign
A memorial is unveiled dedicated to gay military personnel and to those who served during the armed forces gay ban.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
A reminder that the UK’s ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
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Also a reminder: this happened in many parts of Government:
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Also a reminder: this happened in many parts of Government:
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
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Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 14/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the UK and Ireland are being silenced through abusive lawsuits known as SLAPPS, says a new report from @indexoncensorship.org👇
🔗 www.independent.ie/irish-news/c... via @independent.ie
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW
🔗 www.independent.ie/irish-news/c... via @independent.ie
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW
Legal system ‘weaponised’ against survivors of sexual violence, report finds
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Ireland and the UK are being silenced through abusive legal actions known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), a new report cla...
www.independent.ie
October 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the UK and Ireland are being silenced through abusive lawsuits known as SLAPPS, says a new report from @indexoncensorship.org👇
🔗 www.independent.ie/irish-news/c... via @independent.ie
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW
🔗 www.independent.ie/irish-news/c... via @independent.ie
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW
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In the last 10 years, around 1 in 1,000 applications to the European Court of Human Rights has led to a violation judgment concerning immigration.
Check out our new factsheet on #Migration and the #ECHR👇
🔗 go.coe.int/FSABl
@coe.int @echr.coe.int
Check out our new factsheet on #Migration and the #ECHR👇
🔗 go.coe.int/FSABl
@coe.int @echr.coe.int
October 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In the last 10 years, around 1 in 1,000 applications to the European Court of Human Rights has led to a violation judgment concerning immigration.
Check out our new factsheet on #Migration and the #ECHR👇
🔗 go.coe.int/FSABl
@coe.int @echr.coe.int
Check out our new factsheet on #Migration and the #ECHR👇
🔗 go.coe.int/FSABl
@coe.int @echr.coe.int
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You might have heard about the Council of Europe's anti-trafficking convention in the last few weeks (possibly for the first time).
Find out what it is and how it works👇
#NoTrafficking
Find out what it is and how it works👇
#NoTrafficking
Today is Anti-Trafficking Day in the EU.
Through the Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, the @coe.int provides international standards and recommendations to support states in fighting #HumanTrafficking.
Watch the video and learn more about the convention ⬇️
Through the Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, the @coe.int provides international standards and recommendations to support states in fighting #HumanTrafficking.
Watch the video and learn more about the convention ⬇️
October 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
You might have heard about the Council of Europe's anti-trafficking convention in the last few weeks (possibly for the first time).
Find out what it is and how it works👇
#NoTrafficking
Find out what it is and how it works👇
#NoTrafficking
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Interesting: Why withdrawing from the #ECHR would undermine Conservative environmentalism👇
🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social
#HumanRights #Environment
🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social
#HumanRights #Environment
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Interesting: Why withdrawing from the #ECHR would undermine Conservative environmentalism👇
🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social
#HumanRights #Environment
🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social
#HumanRights #Environment
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What has the European Convention on #HumanRights ever done for anyone?
Here are over 200 examples from across the continent:
www.coe.int/ECHR
There are many more.
#ECHR
Here are over 200 examples from across the continent:
www.coe.int/ECHR
There are many more.
#ECHR
Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - www.coe.int
European convention on human rights : How it changed the lives of many people across the continent.
www.coe.int
November 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
What has the European Convention on #HumanRights ever done for anyone?
Here are over 200 examples from across the continent:
www.coe.int/ECHR
There are many more.
#ECHR
Here are over 200 examples from across the continent:
www.coe.int/ECHR
There are many more.
#ECHR
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The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
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Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...
play.prx.org
September 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
„The control of language is necessary to undermine a legal or constitutional order. Our rule of law begins with notions such as the people and their rights. If politicians shift the framework to "criminals" and "terrorism," then they are shifting the purpose of the state.“ Prof.T.Snyder
Revisiting this piece I wrote in April 2025. "State Terror: A brief guide for Americans"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
„The control of language is necessary to undermine a legal or constitutional order. Our rule of law begins with notions such as the people and their rights. If politicians shift the framework to "criminals" and "terrorism," then they are shifting the purpose of the state.“ Prof.T.Snyder
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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DAS 👇
„Demokratie hält, weil die Ukrainische Infanterie hält!“ 🫡
„Demokratie hält, weil die Ukrainische Infanterie hält!“ 🫡
May 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
DAS 👇
„Demokratie hält, weil die Ukrainische Infanterie hält!“ 🫡
„Demokratie hält, weil die Ukrainische Infanterie hält!“ 🫡
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Schumer would have let Khrushchev put nuclear missiles on Cuba, because if he didn’t we’d have World War III.
March 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Schumer would have let Khrushchev put nuclear missiles on Cuba, because if he didn’t we’d have World War III.
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Surprised to see so many headlines from news outlets suggesting Putin has agreed to a ceasefire.
He’s done no such thing. He’s basically said he would do in theory, providing his conditions are met, on his terms. Which is just a variation on what he’s always said.
He’s done no such thing. He’s basically said he would do in theory, providing his conditions are met, on his terms. Which is just a variation on what he’s always said.
March 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Surprised to see so many headlines from news outlets suggesting Putin has agreed to a ceasefire.
He’s done no such thing. He’s basically said he would do in theory, providing his conditions are met, on his terms. Which is just a variation on what he’s always said.
He’s done no such thing. He’s basically said he would do in theory, providing his conditions are met, on his terms. Which is just a variation on what he’s always said.
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Ukraine: "We accept a ceasefire"
Russia: "We do not accept a ceasefire"
Tankies: "The lack of a ceasefire is Ukraine's fault"
Russia: "We do not accept a ceasefire"
Tankies: "The lack of a ceasefire is Ukraine's fault"
March 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ukraine: "We accept a ceasefire"
Russia: "We do not accept a ceasefire"
Tankies: "The lack of a ceasefire is Ukraine's fault"
Russia: "We do not accept a ceasefire"
Tankies: "The lack of a ceasefire is Ukraine's fault"
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👀 Kanada sanktioniert Putin-Unterstützer Hubert Seipel. Nachdem die Zahlungen aus Russland bekannt wurden, gab es eine Untersuchung des NDR. Man kam zu dem Schluss Seipel sei »zugänglich für Bestechung durch Nähe« gewesen und habe die journalistische Distanz verloren. Um das zu erkennen, hätte
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(S+) Nach geheimen Zahlungen aus Russland: Kanada sanktioniert Putin-Biograf Seipel
Kanadas Behörden haben Sanktionen gegen den langjährigen ARD-Journalisten und Buchautor Hubert Seipel verhängt. Er soll Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine unterstützt haben.
www.spiegel.de
March 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
👀 Kanada sanktioniert Putin-Unterstützer Hubert Seipel. Nachdem die Zahlungen aus Russland bekannt wurden, gab es eine Untersuchung des NDR. Man kam zu dem Schluss Seipel sei »zugänglich für Bestechung durch Nähe« gewesen und habe die journalistische Distanz verloren. Um das zu erkennen, hätte
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Today and every day, we stand firm with our commitment to
🧡 promote and protect women’s rights
🧡 ensure gender equality for all
Women's rights are human rights, and achieving gender equality benefits everyone.
Today and every day, we stand firm with our commitment to
🧡 promote and protect women’s rights
🧡 ensure gender equality for all
Women's rights are human rights, and achieving gender equality benefits everyone.
March 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Happy International Women’s Day!
Today and every day, we stand firm with our commitment to
🧡 promote and protect women’s rights
🧡 ensure gender equality for all
Women's rights are human rights, and achieving gender equality benefits everyone.
Today and every day, we stand firm with our commitment to
🧡 promote and protect women’s rights
🧡 ensure gender equality for all
Women's rights are human rights, and achieving gender equality benefits everyone.