European Convention on Human Rights
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is an international human rights treaty, which means an agreement between governments. It gives all people – adults, children and young people – a set of rights, such as the right to life and the right to freedom of religion.
The ECHR is divided into ‘articles’, or sections. Each article contains a different right. You can read about these below.
The Human Rights Act 1998 made the ECHR part of domestic law, which means that a person can take thei...
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