The #ECHR protects everyone's rights.
It's not to do with the #EU, but it is essential to the #GoodFridayAgreement and part of the UK's constitution with the #HumanRightsAct.
It's not to do with the #EU, but it is essential to the #GoodFridayAgreement and part of the UK's constitution with the #HumanRightsAct.
The #HumanRightsAct is part of the UK Constitution, and brings protection to the most basic rights into UK law.
The brilliant @alicedonald (author of this explainer) pointed out a very important correction - there are only 46 members of the Council of Europe.
Russia was expelled (the first state to have been subject to this sanction) in 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia was expelled (the first state to have been subject to this sanction) in 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine.
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