
Begum Back in Business?
While the ECHR’s founding mission was undoubtedly well-intentioned, it has since morphed into a tool for undermining democracy.

While the ECHR’s founding mission was undoubtedly well-intentioned, it has since morphed into a tool for undermining democracy.

Fuad Awale, a convicted killer, successfully challenged his segregation in a high-security prison, arguing that his confinement caused “severe depression.”

Her first major intervention has put the country’s equalities watchdog on a collision course with growing public and political demands for tougher border controls.

Some believe tinkering with the convention is not enough—that members should leave it altogether.

It looks as if the 46 ECHR member countries will plan to adopt a “political declaration” at a summit in May 2026.

The ECHR ruled that Estonia’s blanket smoking ban in prisons breached inmates’ basic rights.

Papers have incorrectly quoted the prime minister, making his position appear more well-supported than it actually is.

An informal Brussels meeting called by the Italian prime minister drew strong support across Europe, signalling growing momentum for changing migration rules.

A new approach to protecting human rights will cause tension with the UK’s membership of the ECHR and its subjection to the Strasbourg Court’s jurisdiction, a report says.

Meloni complained that some of the conventions covering migration laws “are no longer current.”