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Andrew Cutting
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Working on communicating the 46-nation Council of Europe

@coe.int + #ECHR = "The most effective #HumanRights protection mechanism in world history" (Baroness Shami Chakrabarti)

See also https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-cutting-coe/

N.B. CoE ≠ EU
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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 6d
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
The European Convention on Human Rights
andrewcutting.coe.int
Interesting: The UK’s climate framework breaches the European Convention on Human Rights, lawyers say👇

🔗 www.endsreport.com/article/1938... via @endsreport.com

#Environment #ClimateChange #ECHR #Article8 #PrivateLife #FamilyLife
UK’s climate framework breaches human rights, say lawyers
The UK’s climate framework breaches the right to a family life, lawyers have said, after a landmark 2024 European Court of Human Rights judgment created a precedent for legal action to be taken elsewhere.
www.endsreport.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
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
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
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
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
The Council of Europe and the #ECHR are a “tremendous force for good” across Europe and beyond, the UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights tells @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social👇

🔗 rozenberg.substack.com/p/judging-hu...

Well worth a trial subscription (at least)!

#ECHR75 #OurRightsAndFreedoms
Judging human rights
The new British member of the human rights court tells me why he wanted the job
rozenberg.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
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
The European Convention on Human Rights
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
“A decision to reject the #ECHR would be tremendously damaging to the #RuleOfLaw both in Europe but also more generally,” the UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights tells @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social👇

🔗 rozenberg.substack.com/p/judging-hu...

#HumanRights #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75
Judging human rights
The new British member of the human rights court tells me why he wanted the job
rozenberg.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
France has just updated its rape laws in line with the Council of Europe’s #IstanbulConvention on #ViolenceAgainstWomen👇

🔗 time.com/7330026/gise... via www.time.com

#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW #Consent #IstanbulConventionSavesLives
France Just Updated Its Rape Law to Center Consent
France is the latest country to change its criminal code to a consent-based definition of rape, but other developed countries still haven’t.
time.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
The European Convention on Human Rights is “more vital than ever”, say families affected by the Grenfell, Hillsborough, infected blood and Windrush scandals, as well as COVID bereaved campaigners👇

🔗 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... via www.mirror.co.uk

#ECHR #Justice #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75
Scandal victims make powerful plea to stop Nigel 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'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
Some 300 UK organisations say the #ECHR:

✅Lets us speak freely, love who we want and live in peace

✅Lets ordinary people hold authority to account

✅Helped bring peace to Northern Ireland

✅Has helped victims of injustice and improved public services

✅Is crucial in fighting violence against women
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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rolandmcs.bsky.social
Your occasional reminder about the number of immigration-related defeats for the UK in the European Court of Human Rights.

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
A day ahead of its 75th anniversary, nearly 300 UK-based organisations have spoken out in defence of the European Convention on Human Rights👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... via @the-independent.com

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
barnat4.bsky.social
Ireland 🇮🇪 Sexual Offenses Act 1993 was ONLY enacted after David Norris, a gay right activist took a case to Europe ECHR and won.
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
ICYMI: Governments should actively protect elections from foreign interference, ruled the European Court of Human Rights (3 months ago)👇

🔗 www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/ec... via www.solicitorsjournal.com

#Democracy #HumanRights #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #UnreportedECHR #ChangeTheNarrative
ECtHR warns: democracy must be defended in the digital age
The Strasbourg court’s Bradshaw v United Kingdom ruling urges governments to actively protect elections from foreign interference while safeguarding free speech
www.solicitorsjournal.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
andrewcutting.coe.int
Almost all UK media outlets covered this yesterday👇

🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/k...

Only @euronews.com and @apnews.com, which are European/international media, mentioned the key role of the European Court of Human Rights in lifting the ban.

It doesn't fit the UK narrative around the #ECHR.
King Charles dedicates UK's first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops
The sculpture takes the form of a crumpled bronze letter bearing words from personnel who were affected by the ban on gay and transgender people from serving in the armed forces.
www.euronews.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
ralphbrooker.bsky.social
@andrewcutting.coe.int I served in the British infantry from 1978-1990 when homosexuality was obviously illegal. In my experience those few gay soldiers whose identity was known were protected by JNCOs and regimental hard men. This is not to deny ugly abuse elsewhere. Just a personal perspective.
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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monterojesus.bsky.social
If you know, you know.
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
A county council run by Reform UK has changed its code of conduct to specifically include #FreeSpeech, as guaranteed by the European Convention on #HumanRights👇

🔗 www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/governance/3... via www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #WhenWillYouNeedYours
Reform council amends Code of Conduct “to enshrine freedom of expression”
www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
We all have our blind spots. Sometimes others (even "foreigners") can help us to see them
iajulufo.bsky.social Makalicha @iajulufo.bsky.social · 13d
This is what the ECHR is for
andrewcutting.coe.int Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13d
A reminder that the UK’s ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.

🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
October 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
1987
jacksont0ny.bsky.social Tony Jackson @jacksont0ny.bsky.social · 13d
Also a reminder: this happened in many parts of Government:
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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jacksont0ny.bsky.social
Also a reminder: this happened in many parts of Government:
I applied to the Foreign Office as a languages graduate and the info pack I received stated, in black and white, “homosexuality, admitted (sic) or not, is a bar to service in the FO”. This was 1987.
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
garriecoleman.bsky.social
So shameful. Friends of mine who distinguished themselves on operations, peaked in terms of promotion through the ranks but had to wait until they’d complete their full 22-year career before coming out.
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
A reminder that the UK’s ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.

🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #Article8 #PrivateLife #MeddlingForeignCourt #CreditWhereItsDue
King unveils new memorial to LGBT veterans after gay ban campaign
A memorial is unveiled dedicated to gay military personnel and to those who served during the armed forces gay ban.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
Worth re-posting: Leaving the #ECHR would be, at best, irrelevant in tackling illegal immigration says former UK Lord Chancellor David Gauke👇

🔗 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... via @thetimes.com

#ChickenNuggets
Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration
Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
The French parliament has agreed to add the concept of #Consent to the country’s rape law, in line with the Council of Europe’s #IstanbulConvention on #ViolenceAgainstWomen👇

🔗 www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar... via @lemonde.fr

#EndViolenceAgainstWomen #EndVAW @coe.int #IstanbulConventionSavesLives
France's Assemblée Nationale backs bill adding consent to rape law
Lawmakers approved a measure redefining rape as a 'non-consensual sexual act,' with final approval by the Sénat expected on October 29.
www.lemonde.fr
October 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
andrewcutting.coe.int
Interesting: Why withdrawing from the #ECHR would undermine Conservative environmentalism👇

🔗 conservativehome.com/2025/10/23/c... via @conservativehome.bsky.social

#HumanRights #Environment
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM