Is it illegal for the French to remove the EU flag from town halls? A social media post claims that French authorities are removing the European flag from town halls across the country. It's sparked other claims that doing so is illegal, but what does the law say? #Th...

Um, excusez-moi: Ce n'est pas "the EU flag"👇

🔗 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... via @euronews.com

It's a flag for the whole continent:

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/about...

As someone whose first partner was an officer in the USAF airforce and was court marshalled twice accused of being gay (after being put 'on display for 2 days while groups were brought round to see the 'queer') I am grateful to the ECHR for turning that tide for UK service personnel.

One more (for now): It was actually illegal to be gay in Northern Ireland until the meddling European Court of Human Rights stuck its oar in👇

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/impac...

And vulnerable British women facing domestic violence were taxed on "safe rooms" in their homes until the European Court of Human Rights "intervened"👇

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/impac...

In other news: Teachers only stopped hitting kids in British state schools after the European Court of Human Rights said it wasn't OK👇

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/impac...

Gay veteran denied access to military compensation scheme A reparations scheme offers up to £70k to those who were forced to leave the military for being gay.

Regular reminder that the UK’s ban on gay people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights👇

🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surprising how often people don't mention that.

A modern mandate for the European Convention on Human Rights The European Convention on Human Rights, a central plank of international law that has safeguarded individual freedoms for more than 75 years, is under threat like never before – but a gathering of fo...

Interesting: The ECHR, which has safeguarded individual freedoms for 75 years, is under threat like never before, writes the UK attorney general.

A gathering of foreign ministers in May will re-establish its essential protections👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/voices/europ... via @the-independent.com

Vulnerable child at heart of chicken nugget deportation case, says regulator The ruling is centred on the rights of Klevis Disha’s 11-year-old son and how he might be impacted if separated from his father.

Are chicken nuggets the new bendy bananas?

This difficult case was actually about the rights of a particularly vulnerable child, says the head of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission👇

🔗 ca.news.yahoo.com/vulnerable-c...

Interesting: The European Convention on Human Rights lets governments manage borders and maintain public safety whilst protecting us all, say the UK’s 3 national rights bodies👇

🔗 www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/adv...

The #ECHR framework balances people's rights with vital public interests.

Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

Distorted media narratives influencing political elites and fuelling a false backlash?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hmm. Sounds familiar.

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

#ECHR

UK human rights bodies warn weakening ECHR protections would put 'everybody' at risk UK human rights bodies warn weakening ECHR protections could put everyone at risk, amid debate over immigration, deportations and the role of courts.

Interesting: The UK’s three national human rights institutions have warned that weakening protections under the European Convention on Human Rights would risk the rights of everyone in the country👇

🔗 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2594907... via @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Why does the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) still matter – especially to young people? YouTube video by Attorney General's Office UK

“In the everyday nitty-gritty bits of our life, the Convention works to ensure that our rights are being protected…it’s embedded in everything”

UK Attorney General Lord Hermer on why the ECHR matters to all of us👇

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T68M...

Hale: Labour should listen to Greens on 'real people' Former Supreme Court president says European Convention on Human Rights wrongly blamed for issues bothering politicians.

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

Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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...

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I remember a friend, probably aged around 7, being hit (hard) with a wooden ruler on bare legs in front of the whole class.

Still remember him screaming.

Teachers stop hitting children after Scottish mums complain to Strasbourg - Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - www.coe.int <p>Grace Campbell and Jane Cosans sent their children to state schools which continued to allow the use of corporal punishment. The two mothers complained to the European court, which found that this ...

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

Governments urged to step up enforcement of big tech amid rush to ban social media for under-16s | Computer Weekly European states should consider enforcing regulation against big tech companies before they consider banning children and teenagers from social media, according to the Council of Europe’s human rights...

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

The High Court rules the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. What next? This is a big judgment. But not everything has changed

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

Britain leads world when it comes to migration concerns, major poll finds More than one in five (21 per cent) Britons say immigration is the biggest problem the country faces, but the issue barely registers as a top concern elsewhere

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

Also here: www.echr.coe.int/factsheets

Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - www.coe.int European convention on human rights : How it changed the lives of many people across the continent.

This is quite a good place to start👇

www.coe.int/ECHR

How do Europeans in five major countries see the ECHR? | YouGov Poles are consistently the most positive towards the ECHR, French tend to be most negative

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

How do Europeans in five major countries see the ECHR? | YouGov Poles are consistently the most positive towards the ECHR, French tend to be most negative

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…🇧🇪

Judicial pragmatism We hear what you say but don’t tell us what to do, judges tell states

“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...