3 d. ago Extremists including gangland murderer and terror plotter win appeal against solitary confinement in prison... because 'it makes them depressed, anxious and traumatised'

The Mail on Sunday can reveal the trio used the controversial European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to argue their cases at a cost of more than £500,000 to the taxpayer.

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3 d. ago Extremists, including gangland murder and terror plotter, win appeal over solitary confinement in prison... because 'it makes them depressed, anxious and traumatised'

The Mail on Sunday can reveal the trio used the controversial European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to argue their cases at a cost of more than £500,000 to the taxpayer.

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2 w. ago Women more likely to suffer 'fear and distress' if made to undress in front of opposite sex, academic tells tribunal brought by NHS nurses who opposed trans colleague using female changing rooms

Eight nurses are bringing a claim for sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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3 w. ago British public show more support for staying in ECHR than leaving, poll suggests

The European Convention on Human Rights was first signed on November 4 1950 and came into force on September 3 1953.

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3 w. ago How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right | Daniel Trilling

For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrantsIn the latest series of Blue Lights, the BBC drama about police officers in Belfast, there’s a scene where a constable insists on staying with a mentally ill man until a nurse arrives. “This is an article two issue,” the officer tells his colleague – by which he means that under article two of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), incorporated into UK law by the 1998 Human Rights Act, the state has a duty to protect life. It is an uncontroversial example of how the ECHR, which turns 75 this week, has found its way into everyday life across the UK.In Westminster, withdrawal from the ECHR has become a new rallying cry for the right, which claims it is the solution to unauthorised migration. In early October, Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives said they want to take the UK out of the convention if they win the next election. Last week, MPs voted down a largely symb...

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3 w. ago Grenfell and Hillsborough families make powerful plea against Farage law change

Victims of institutional injustices including Grenfell, Hillsbourgh, Windrush and the infected blood scandals say the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is 'more vital than ever'

Society

3 w. ago Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging Britain'

Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"

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