The European Court of Human Rights is hugely important. From the right to an education to the right to vote, it covers and protects all aspects of our lives. The idea of losing it cause of some lies about “boat people” is terrifying and the effect on our lives untold.

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    1 year ago

    If you sign up to the ECHR you are saying that you will secure the rights defined under it within your jurisdiction; that’s Article 1. So it doesn’t make the laws, but it requires that they be made.