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Human rights in Europe are generally upheld. However, several human rights infringements exist, ranging from the treatment of asylum seekers [1] to police brutality.The 2012 Amnesty International Annual Report points to problems in several European countries. [2]
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) [1] is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
The European Convention on Human Rights defines and guarantees since 1950 human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. [79] All 47 member states of the Council of Europe have signed this convention and are therefore under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. [79]
The European Court of Human Rights, which enforces the European Convention on Human Rights, is the best known body of the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe (CoE) (French: Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. [9]
The European Union's (EU) Treaty of Lisbon, in force since 1 December 2009, requires the EU to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).Article 6 of the consolidated Treaty on European Union states "The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Human rights in Europe by country. This is a container category. ... Human rights in the United Kingdom (26 C, 41 P) V. Human rights in Vatican City (2 P)
The current Commissioner - Michael O'Flaherty. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial non-judicial institution established in 1999 by the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the council's 46 member states.
European human rights awards (1 C, 9 P) C. Children's rights in Europe (3 C) D. Discrimination in Europe (12 C, 3 P) E. Extrajudicial killings in Europe ...