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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/09/2026

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a request for "interim measures" from 25 French nationals who are facing trial in Iraq after leaving France to join ISIS. Full press release via go.coe.int/ueDSL

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 22/09/2026

❗MUST READ: “The national interest requires the UK to remain a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and a leading member of the Council of Europe,” write three former Independent Reviewers of Terrorism Legislation👇 🔗 www.justice.org.uk/reports/soft... via @justicehq.bsky.social

Foreword to the JUSTICE paper entitled "Soft Power and Hard Law: why the ECHR is in the UK’s National Interest" by Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC, Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC and Sir Max Hill KCB KC

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 16/09/2026

So how does the European Convention on Human Rights benefit me and my loved ones? Great new guide from students at @tcddublin.bsky.social and the Ballymun Community Law Centre👇 🔗 www.tcd.ie/law/news--ev...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 15/09/2026

Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform UK is prepared to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights, reports the Daily Mail👇 🔗 www.dailymail.com/news/article... The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 10/09/2026

Interesting new FAQ: Is there a free speech crisis in the UK? 🔗 www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_infor... via @libertyhq.bsky.social

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 08/09/2026

"Cultural suicide!" Remember that story, in various “non-traditional media”, that Europe/the EU/anything sounding vaguely European was about to "legalise polygamy"? Turns out it was ECHR-BS👇 🔗 hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 03/09/2026

The European Convention on Human Rights entered into force on this day in 1953. Since then, the ECHR has helped countless people across Europe seek justice, at home and in Strasbourg. Here are more than 200 examples👇 🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR There are thousands more.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 01/09/2026

READ THIS: Had the European Convention on Human Rights not been part of British law, there would STILL be no justice for the 97 Hillsborough victims and their families, writes Oxford University's Murray Hunt👇 🔗 www.modernslaverypec.org/latest/hills... Human rights law is on the side of the people

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 28/08/2026

Wow. If anyone asks what the European Convention on Human Rights has ever done for anyone, show them this👇 🔗 www.modernslaverypec.org/informing-th... Brilliant new explainer on how Hillsborough families have used the ECHR, through the Human Rights Act, to fight for truth and state accountability

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 02/06/2026

The rule of law made clear. Check out our new explainer 👉 go.coe.int/IW09C

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 29/05/2026

40 years ago today, the Council of Europe shared the European flag with what has since become the European Union. I think it’s fair to say the EU took it and ran with it👇 🔗 commission.europa.eu/about/europe...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 20/05/2026

14 European countries – including Scotland – have more prisoners than spaces available. The Council of Europe’s annual penal statistics for 2025 are now online👇 🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta... @coe.int

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 19/05/2026

The Council of Europe has just published its latest annual prison figures. This graphic shows which countries have most inmates across Europe👇 More details: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 05/05/2026

Fun(ish) fact: There are actually two “Europe Days”. Today, 5 May, marks the signing of the Treaty of London in 1949 setting up the Council of Europe, which now has 46 members – including the UK. 9 May marks the Schuman Declaration of 1950, which led to the modern-day European Union (27 members).

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 02/03/2026

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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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 25/02/2026

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

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13/02/2026

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

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13/02/2026

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

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 19/01/2026

The European Convention on Human Rights was a benefit to British troops, not a burden, writes the Commander Legal for the Iraq War in 2003👇 🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability. #ECHR

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 07/01/2026

Quick question: Is the European Court of Human Rights REALLY trying to pick a fight with the UK over the Shamima Begum case? Short answer: No Full @echr.coe.int press release👉 go.coe.int/ZNY81 #ECHR #StatementOfFacts

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 21/11/2025

A number of @echr.coe.int cases have changed UK law for the better, Professor @billbowring.bsky.social tells talk.tv 🎥 Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example. There are many more👇 🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 19/11/2025

Judgments from the @echr.coe.int have influenced policy in areas like mental health, reproductive rights and access to essential medical treatments. Leaving the #ECHR would be a blow for health, justice and accountability, writes @martinmckee.bsky.social👇 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/391/... via @bmj.com

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13/11/2025

A woman was 15 weeks pregnant when Poland's Constitutional Court issued a judgment restricting access to #abortion. The ruling wasn’t published for over 3 months, leaving the legal situation unclear. That’s not OK, rules the European Court of #HumanRights👇 🔗 go.coe.int/WjFxQ #ECHR #FamilyLife

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 06/11/2025

So do the British people actually want to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? 🔗 theconversation.com/do-british-p... via @theconversation.com Spoiler alert: No #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 04/11/2025

Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years. Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇 🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR There are thousands more. #ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/10/2025

Interesting: Why withdrawing from the #ECHR would undermine Conservative environmentalism👇 🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social #HumanRights #Environment

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/10/2025

There goes that European Court of Human Rights again. Using the #HumanRights convention to hold states to account for not properly investigating drug rape claims. Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/SyILv #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #HumanRights #WhenWillYouNeedYours

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/10/2025

The Spanish authorities failed to properly investigate allegations that two women had been drugged and raped, rules the European Court of Human Rights. Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/SyILv #ECHR #Article3 #Article8 #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 16/10/2025

In the last 10 years, around 1 in 1,000 applications to the European Court of Human Rights has led to a violation judgment concerning immigration. Check out our new factsheet on #Migration and the #ECHR👇 🔗 go.coe.int/FSABl @coe.int @echr.coe.int

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 15/10/2025

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com “It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.” #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 08/10/2025

🧵 What do Britons really think about leaving the #ECHR? Fascinating new data from @yougov.co.uk👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 07/10/2025

Martin Seely from Worsley makes a really important point in this letter to the Times👇 🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/lett... (£) Leaving the #ECHR would reduce human rights protections across the board for everyone in the UK. Babies and bathwater spring to mind.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 07/10/2025

Should the UK leave the European Convention on Human Rights? Interesting comments from Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General for England and Wales👇 #ECHR

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 06/10/2025

Interesting: Leaving the #ECHR would be a grave mistake, writes former UK Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland KC👇 🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r... via @conservativehome.bsky.social

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 29/09/2025

The European Court of #HumanRights has started publishing a weekly summary of requests for “interim measures”. From 15 to 19 September, the @echr.coe.int granted 0 out of 58 such requests (0%). Figures by country👇 Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/FG4Jc #ECHR #Rule39

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 24/09/2025

The European Court of #HumanRights has ruled against Italy for not doing enough to tackle #DomesticViolence. Here are several more examples of how the #ECHR system has helped shift the needle on #ViolenceAgainstWomen👇 🔗 go.coe.int/e9Pqg #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/09/2025

🎉France has launched a new stamp to celebrate 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 go.coe.int/f8yzd Maybe the UK should do the same?🤔 #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/09/2025

The European Court of Human Rights dealt with 332 UK applications in 2024, of which 328 were found inadmissible or struck out. It issued 3 UK judgments last year, just 1 of which, brought by the publisher of the Daily Mail, found a human rights violation. More info: go.coe.int/iGna8 (pdf) #ECHR

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23/09/2025

The European Court of Human Rights has today backed the UK (as it generally does) in a new case concerning voting rights for prisoners. Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/ZTxdw The previous UK #PrisonerVoting case was closed in 2018 after the government introduced some administrative changes. #ECHR

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 22/09/2025

Interesting: The term ‘Chesterton’s Fence’ means “don’t take down a fence until you know why it was put up,” explains Anna Richards👇 🔗 consoc.org.uk/leaving-the-... via www.consoc.org.uk Today’s Chesterton’s Fence is the European Convention on Human Rights. #Privacy #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 11/09/2025

What does “Europe” say about using criminal law to limit #FreeSpeech? Check out this new guide from the 46-member @coe.int👇 🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta... @coemediafreedom.bsky.social #ECHR #FreedomOfExpression

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 10/09/2025

“The #ECHR is not an obstacle to effective immigration control. It does not ban deportation; it bans deportation to danger. It doesn’t bar removal to a safe, human-rights-compliant third country” - former UK Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer👇 🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 08/09/2025

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org has alerted the Council of Europe’s #MediaFreedom platform to a ban on Reform UK county councillors engaging with Nottinghamshire Live👇 🔗 fom.coe.int/en/alerte/de... @coe.int @coemediafreedom.bsky.social #FreeSpeech

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 04/09/2025

Well, there's a thing. New research from Oxford University says that misleading media coverage is shaping UK public debate on immigration, human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR👇 🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09... via @bonavero.bsky.social

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 04/09/2025

Interesting: Is the European Convention on #HumanRights more Swedish than Abba? 🔗 www.thetimes.com/world/europe... via @thetimes.com Sweden has a 100% record when it comes to implementing #ECHR rulings👇

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 27/08/2025

The latest polling from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social showed a sharp INCREASE in support for the UK staying in the European Convention on Human Rights. Read the research👇 🔗 www.moreincommon.org.uk/latest-insig... #ECHR #SilentMajority

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 27/08/2025

In the news recently, the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking convention helps to prevent human trafficking, protect victims and prosecute traffickers. It covers all 46 @coe.int countries, plus Belarus and Israel. Find out more👇 🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/anti-... #NoTrafficking

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 09/06/2025

Interesting: Despite the relentlessly negative media coverage, most people in the UK want to stay in the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/topics/inter... via @yougov.co.uk #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

YouGov survey: Do you think Britain should remain a member of the European Convention on Human Rights or should we withdraw from it?

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 22/05/2025

Interesting: What impact has the European Convention on #HumanRights had on national security in the UK? 🔗 brill.com/view/journal... by @bricksilk.bsky.social #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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