General Article 5 Ways the European Convention on Human Rights makes the UK a better place

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We all want to live in a society where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. The European Convention on Human Rights helps us towards this dream. Here’s how.

1. The ECHR puts your basic rights into law

The European Convention on Human Rights (often shortened to just ECHR) was drafted in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Holocaust.

Its goal was to make sure the atrocities committed would never be repeated, by declaring the basic rights and freedoms of every single person w...

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