4 November marks the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. @ECHR_CEDH

4 November marks the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.

But what is the Convention?

It is the heart of a system—unparalleled anywhere in the world—of collective responsibility for human rights protection.

Bilingual infographic divided into two panels, left in English titled What is the European Convention on Human Rights, explaining it was signed in 1950 by 12 Council of Europe members and now by 46, as the heart of an unparalleled system of collective enforcement, listing protections including the right to life and personal security, freedom of thought conscience and religion, right to a fair trial, right to respect for private and family life, prohibition of forced labour and slavery, and prohibition of discrimination, right panel in French titled Quest-ce que la Convention europeenne des droits de lhomme with equivalent explanations and protections listed.

Source: @ECHR_CEDH


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