The European Convention on Human Rights, otherwise known as the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is a convention that was passed by theas drawn up by the United Nations (UN) in 1948. The aim of the convention is to give people who live in European states a list of civil and political rights which the member states of the Council of Europe believed every person in Europe should expect to have.
Basic Rights and Freedoms under the Convention
The following basic rights and freedoms are set down in the Convention:
- The right to life
- The right to liberty and security
- The right to fair trial
- The right to no punishment without law
- The right to respect private and family life
- The right to marry
- The right to a remedy of human rights abuses
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of assembly and association
- Prohibition of torture
- Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
- Prohibition of discrimination
- Prohibition of the abuse of rights Continue reading “European Convention on Human Rights”