Happy 75th anniversary, European Convention on Human Rights! 75 years ago, the European Convention on Human Rights aka ECHR was opened for signature in Rome 🇮🇹. The Convention impacts over 700 million people in Europe, safeguarding our human rights and fundamental freedoms. | Council of Europe

Millions of Russians are set to lose the protection of the European Convention on Human Rights. Following Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, as a result of its aggression against Ukraine, the Russian Federation ceases to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022. “It is truly regrettable that, with its departure from the European Convention on Human Rights, Russia will further isolate itself from the democratic world