Andrew Cutting
@andrewcutting.coe.int
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
@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
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
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
Ireland 🇮🇪 Sexual Offenses Act 1993 was ONLY enacted after David Norris, a gay right activist took a case to Europe ECHR and won.
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
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.
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
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.
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.
Reposted by Andrew Cutting
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
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.