Former Supreme Court president Lady Hale on calls for the UK to quit the ECHR: ‘They are bothered about deportation of foreign national criminals. This is not a problem…The convention does not stop you doing that.’ 🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/hale-la... via @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social

Very interesting: Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences, writes @gsamaras.bsky.social👇 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/medi... via @politico.eu "Some media are no longer just covering the far right but helping it speak."

The President and Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights will host a live Q&A session on YouTube from 11am local time (10am UK time) tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March. Send questions👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon... Watch live👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpK5... 🍿

What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for anyone in Britain? On this day in 1982, the @echr.coe.int ruled that teachers hitting kids in UK state schools was not OK👇 🔗 go.coe.int/tqT6M Millions of people have since been educated without the threat of physical violence. #ECHR

Good that the @dailymail.co.uk has corrected this. The European Court of Human Rights has not “come to the defence” of Shamima Begum. It is dealing with her complaint in line with its usual procedure. See the @echr.coe.int press release here👉 go.coe.int/ZNY81

Should children be banned from social media? Regulate tech companies before kids, says the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner👇 🔗 www.computerweekly.com/news/3666392... via @computerweekly.bsky.social @coe.int @commissionerhr.coe.int

SG @alain-berset.coe.int in Kyiv: "At this crucial moment for Ukraine and for Europe, we must remember that hard security and democratic security go hand in hand. NATO’s defence pillar cannot stand without CoE’s support to democratic security and long-term stability." vimeo.com/1165342855?f...

In the last 10 years, around 1 in 1,000 applications to the European Court of Human Rights (0.1%) led to the @echr.coe.int finding a violation of the human rights convention related to immigration. Check out our updated factsheet on migration and the ECHR👇 🔗 go.coe.int/MJ3B2

Must-read on today’s High Court ruling concerning Palestine Action by top UK law and policy commentator @davidallengreen.bsky.social👇 🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... via @prospectmagazine.co.uk

The European Court of Human Rights has dealt with over 430,000 applications in the last 10 years. Less than 2% of those related to immigration. And more than 90% of THOSE were dismissed by the Court. Check out our new factsheet on migration and the ECHR👇 🔗 go.coe.int/MJ3B2

Very interesting: 21% of Britons say immigration is the biggest problem the country faces, but the issue barely registers as a top concern elsewhere👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... via @the-independent.com

People in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland see the ECHR’s positive impact on security co-operation and their day-to-day lives as far outweighing its impact on their country’s ability to deport illegal migrants👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/internationa... via @yougov.co.uk

Super interesting: How do people in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland see the European Convention on Human Rights? 🔗 yougov.co.uk/internationa... via @yougov.co.uk Compare and contrast with the latest UK data, from last October, here👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/politics/art... #ECHR

Showing off, because it’s my birthday, but I’m quite proud of this photo! Busy week in my adopted second-home country…🇧🇪

“We hear what you say but don’t tell us what to do.” Must-read by the UK’s top legal commentator @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social on migration, the European Convention on Human Rights and yesterday’s annual report from the @echr.coe.int👇 🔗 rozenberg.substack.com/p/judicial-p...

Of 430,000 applications decided by the European Court of Human Rights since 2016, about 2% have concerned migration, says ECHR president Mattias Guyomar👇 🔗 www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co... via @irishtimes.com The Court's annual report and statistics for 2025 are now online 👉 go.coe.int/BxL4M

After a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights, French women will no longer be obliged to have regular sex with their husbands👇 🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/4157dfa... via @telegraph.co.uk Another example of how the ECHR has changed people's lives across Europe. More👉 www.coe.int/ECHR

Interesting: Conservatives should champion the European Convention on Human Rights, not run from it, writes London Assembly member @andrewboff.bsky.social👇 🔗 conservativehome.com/2026/01/28/a... via @conservativehome.bsky.social The ECHR is there to restrain the state and protect the individual.

Interesting: 46 women are standing as local election candidates for the Dutch “Bible Belt” party SGP👇 🔗 www.dutchnews.nl/2026/01/bibl... via @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social The party was forced to lift its ban on women candidates after losing a case at the European Court of Human Rights.

“Law must prevail over violence,” says German justice minister Stefanie Hubig at @pace.coe.int in Strasbourg👇 🔗 go.coe.int/7426q “The Council of Europe is the counter-model to a world in which violence has become an instrument of political power.” @coe.int #RuleOfLaw

The European Convention on Human Rights was a benefit to British troops, not a burden, writes the Commander Legal for the Iraq War in 2003👇 🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability. #ECHR

Council of Europe boss Alain Berset in the New York Times: “International law is either universal or meaningless. Greenland will show which one we choose.”👇 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

In December, the Council of Europe's Venice Commission updated its Rule of Law Checklist. MARCO LO NARDO explains what this tool does and outlines the main innovations. verfassungsblog.de/venice-commi...

Interesting: #FreeSpeech shouldn't trump other rights, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws tells Policy Exchange👇 🔗 rozenberg.substack.com/p/tackling-r... via @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social “Democracy should not harbour the seeds of its own destruction.” #HumanRights #ECHR #Article17

Quick question: Is the European Court of Human Rights REALLY trying to pick a fight with the UK over the Shamima Begum case? Short answer: No Full @echr.coe.int press release👉 go.coe.int/ZNY81 #ECHR #StatementOfFacts

@andrewcutting.coe.int Please share & RT on #HumanRightsDay 📢

Busy day in Strasbourg 🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta... @coe.int #Migration #HumanRights #ECHR #ECHR75 #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Today, at my initiative, 46 European countries meet to discuss issues related to migration and the European Convention on Human Rights. Our task is not to weaken the Convention, but to keep it strong and relevant.

The Young V&A, a free London museum that's just for kids, has won the Council of Europe’s Museum Prize for 2026👇 🔗 www.thesun.co.uk/travel/37516... via www.thesun.co.uk @coe.int @pace.coe.int #BestInClass

More than 30 international NGOs are calling for a new Council of Europe treaty against transnational repression👇 🔗 freedomhouse.org/article/civi... via @freedomhouse.bsky.social “The @coe.int has a long tradition of responding to emerging threats with meaningful legal instruments" #GlobalReach

Interesting: What happens if you die on a plane? 🔗 edition.cnn.com/travel/mortu... via www.cnn.com There’s even a Council of Europe treaty on the transfer of corpses... @coe.int #HumanRights #WhenWillYouNeedYours

Interesting: European countries should base their rape laws on consent, in line with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, write MEPs Evin Incir and Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus👇 🔗 euobserver.com/health-and-s... via @euobserver.com Only yes means yes.

Excellent: Radiohead wrapped up their long-awaited UK return with Karma Police and a projection of the European Convention on Human Rights, according to @theobserveruk.bsky.social👇 🔗 observer.co.uk/culture/musi... #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #NoSurprisesPlease

A rape victim in the UK whose 6-year-old daughter must keep the rapist's surname is planning to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights👇 🔗 www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic... via @thetimes.com #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #FamilyLife #HumanRights #WhenWillYouNeedYours

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

A woman who lost her sister in the Birmingham pub bombings wants an inquiry “to deliver us #truth, #justice and #accountability in accordance with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights”👇 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com #RightToLife #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

The failure of schools in Northern Ireland to teach children about other faiths, and to think objectively about religion, breaches the European Convention on #HumanRights, rules the UK Supreme Court👇 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w... via @nytimes.com #FreedomOfReligion #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Judgments from the @echr.coe.int have influenced policy in areas like mental health, reproductive rights and access to essential medical treatments. Leaving the #ECHR would be a blow for health, justice and accountability, writes @martinmckee.bsky.social👇 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/391/... via @bmj.com

Also true: Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights ❌ Won’t solve the small boats problem ❗ Would weaken #HumanRights protections for EVERYONE in the UK ⁉️ May well damage the country’s international standing 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/haun... via @politico.eu #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Very true: “The UK rarely loses at the @echr.coe.int, and almost never on immigration-related issues”👇 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbc.news.com #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Yulia Navalnaya: “the values enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights served as a guiding light for movements fighting dictatorships around the world — including in Russia, inspiring Soviet dissidents”👇 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ... via @politico.eu #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

READ THIS: A British-Russian dissident sentenced to 25 years of solitary confinement by Vladimir Putin has said his sanity was saved by the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 www.yahoo.com/news/article... via @telegraphnews.bsky.social #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

The #ECHR: - protects our forces when fighting - requires they be given reasonably safe equipment - ensures proper investigations into alleged abuse - allows military families to get answers when their loved ones die 📝Centre for Military Justice to @thetimes.com👇 🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

A woman was 15 weeks pregnant when Poland's Constitutional Court issued a judgment restricting access to #abortion. The ruling wasn’t published for over 3 months, leaving the legal situation unclear. That’s not OK, rules the European Court of #HumanRights👇 🔗 go.coe.int/WjFxQ #ECHR #FamilyLife

The European Convention on Human Rights helps people hold states to account when things go badly wrong. 🔗 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3726907... via @thesun.co.uk #RightToLife #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Interesting: Would Trump’s $1bn lawsuit against the BBC hold up in court? 🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11... via @aljazeera.com #ECHR #FreeSpeech

Interesting: The UK’s climate framework breaches the European Convention on Human Rights, lawyers say👇 🔗 www.endsreport.com/article/1938... via @endsreport.com #Environment #ClimateChange #ECHR #Article8 #PrivateLife #FamilyLife

So do the British people actually want to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? 🔗 theconversation.com/do-british-p... via @theconversation.com Spoiler alert: No #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

So, do the British people actually want to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? 🔗 theconversation.com/do-british-p... via @theconversation.com Spoiler alert: No #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

The Council of Europe and the #ECHR are a “tremendous force for good” across Europe and beyond, the UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights tells @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social👇 🔗 rozenberg.substack.com/p/judging-hu... Well worth a trial subscription (at least)! #ECHR75 #OurRightsAndFreedoms