The European Court of Human Rights Uncovered

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS UNCOVERED WHAT IT DOES, WHO IT PROTECTS, WHY IT MATTERS THE BASICS EFFECT ON EUROPE EFFECT ON UK HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE: EXPLAINER SHARE: WHERE DO THEY COME FROM AND WHO IS PROTECTED? FOUNDED 1949 COUNCIL OF EUROPE An organisation of 47 European countries that agree to work together to protect and promote human rights and democracy DRAFTED 1950 EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DECADE EUROPEAN CONVENTION CAME INTO FORCE IN FORCE An international treaty signed by the 47 countries which protects the rights and freedoms of over 820 million people 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1953 THE LIFE OF A EUROPEAN COURT CASE BRINGING THE INITIAL GOING TO A A CASE SIFT FULL JUDGMENT FOUNDED 1959 EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS An international court made up of 47 elected judges (one from each country) that ensures the rights in the Convention are upheld Anyone can bring a Around 85% The cases that make of cases get struck out by a judge it through are then decided on by a panel of judges case to the court 700,000 cases have been brought so far 圆 。 IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON OVER 820 MILLION PEOPLE f SHARE: MOST IN THE DOCK WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE THE MOST CASES GETTING A FULL JUDGMENT?* TOTAL CASES: 17,754 TURKEY 17% of total cases ITALY RUSSIA UKRAINE POLAND ROMANIA FRANCE GREECE UK Only 3% of total cases 513 834 935 1,002 1,070 1,113 1,604 2,312 3,095 NUMBER *Most cases brought to the court are struck out or declared inadmissible - these are the ones that get through the sift Countries with the most cases going to full judgment, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE f SHARE: TOP OF THE CLASS THE COUNTRIES WINNING THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF CASES THAT GET TO A FINAL JUDGMENT Generally, the states* which signed up to the 67 European Convention early lose the fewest cases 田 59 60% 41% 41 40% 00 38% 20% UK SWEDEN DENMARK NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND 1951 1952 1953 1954 1974 WHEN COUNTRY SIGNED UP TO EUROPEAN CONVENTION *Countries with 20 or more judgments only Countries with the highest % of cases found in their favour, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE f SHARE: BOTTOM OF THE CLASS THE COUNTRIES WINNING THE LOWEST PROPORTION OF CASES THAT GET TO A FINAL JUDGMENT UK is doing well with 41% of cases in its favour (signed up in 1953) Generally, the states* which signed up to the European Convention more recently lose the most cases 40% ..... 20% HUNGARY SLOVENIA UKRAINE RUSSIA AZERBAIJAN 1992 1993 1995 1998 2002 WHEN COUNTRY SIGNED UP TO EUROPEAN CONVENTION *Countries with 20 or more judgments only Countries with the lowest % of cases found in their favour, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE SHARE: LOST RIGHTS WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS GET VIOLATED THE MOST? TOTAL VIOLATIONS: 23,397 1,935 2,237 2,871 2,898 9,865 VIOLATIONS EFFECTIVE NO TORTURE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL REMEDY LIBERTY ENJOYMΕT FAIR OF PROPERTY TRIAL Rights that the European Court finds are violated the most, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE SHARE: HIGHEST AND LOWEST WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE HAD THE HIGHEST AND FEWEST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATIVE TO THEIR POPULATION? COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST VIOLATION RATE 820M PEOPLE PROTECTED 23,397 TOTAL VIOLATIONS 0.003% OF 820M VIOLATIONS 148 PER MILLION PEOPLE 102 68 67 76 21M реople 0.4M 7.3M 11M 3.6M SLOVENIA MALTA BULGARIA GREECE MOLDOVA COUNTRIES WITH THE LOWEST VIOLATION RATE VIOLATIONS 2 3 5 PER MILLION PEOPLE 47M 81M 5.6M 4.6M 64M SPAIN GERMANY DENMARK IRELAND UK DECADE EUROPEAN CONVENTION CAME INTO FORCE 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Countries with two or more judgments only shown, 1959-2014 (population data 2013) DATA FIND OUT MORE f SHARE: THE PRICE OF PROTECTION HOW MUCH DOES THE EUROPEAN COURT COST? TOTAL BUDGET: £286M It only costs 6p per year for each European citizen protected £26M £64M Monitoring prisons, policing and justice Promoting democratic governance £48M On the European Court of Human Rights systems £72M Protecting and promoting human rights Selected Council of Europe spending, 2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE SHARE: NOT A BAD DEAL HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY SPEND PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS? £286M £115BN Council of UK spending Europe budget on the NHS £38BN £43BN £23M UK spending UK spending on alcohol on defence UK's contribution The amount we spend on the European Court of Human Rights each year is tiny compared to other national spending The cost of Council of Europe membership in context DATA FIND OUT MORE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE UK SHARE: IS UK OKAY? HOW OFTEN DOES THE EUROPEAN COURT RULE AGAINST THE UK? In 2014 The Sun reported that the UK loses 60% of cases. In fact the UK wins 99% of the time 22,781 513 301 APPLICATIONS AGAINST THE UK TOTAL NUMBER JUDGMENTS OF JUDGMENTS FINDING AT LEAST ONE VIOLATION Applications made against the UK, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE 10 ALL THE PEOPLE SHARE: THE PEOPLE WINNING HUMAN RIGHTS CASES AGAINST THE UK JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE UK (1975-2015): 297 Contrary to what you might read in the newspaper, most of the people who have won cases against the UK are not terrorists, criminals or prisoners 14 35 45 203 TERRORISTS CRIMINALS* PRISONERS OTHER PEOPLE *Excludes cases concerning the right to a fair trial - you are innocent until proven guilty UK judgments finding at least one violation, 1975-May 2015 DATA FIND OUT MORE 11 ALL KINDS OF CASES SHARE: THE UK'S EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE UK (1975-2015): 297 VIOLATIONS BY RIGHTSINFO CATEGORY .*** NUMBER OF CASES SPEECH 157 18 JUSTICE 40 EQUALITY FAMILY 9 AND PROTEST RIGHTS 8. AT WORK 10 HEALTH 38 PRIVACY | SEEKING 6 REFUGE CHILDREN ........ DISABILITY Rights found to have been breached in the UK, 1975-May 2015 DATA FIND OUT MORE 12 UK IN THE DOCK SHARE: WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS HAS THE UK VIOLATED MOST IN EUROPEAN COURT CASES?* TOTAL VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE UK: 402 33 44 64 67 118 VIOLATIONS EFFECTIVE NO RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE FAIR TRIAL REMEDY DISCRIMINATION LIBERTY AND PRIVACY *Cases can involve more than one violation Human rights articles violated most often in the UK, 1959-2014 DATA FIND OUT MORE FIND OUT MORE THE HUMAN RIGHTS THE 50 HUMAN EVERYTHING YOU PROTECTED BY THE RIGHTS CASES THAT NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EUROPEAN COURT TRANSFORMED BRITAIN HUMAN RIGHTS Co םעג