ECHR Joins Citizenship Discussion With ISIS Bride Investigation
European Court of Human Rights Revisits Shamima Begum’s Case The European Court of Human Rights has reopened the case of Shamima Begum, an ISIS recruit who lost her British citizenship in 2019 after joining the Islamic State. This move could potentially challenge the British government’s stance on citizenship revocation. The ongoing discussion in the UK […]
Progressives Halt Farage’s Plan to Exit Deportation-Blocking ECHR
UK Parliament Votes Against Farage’s Bill on Sovereignty The left-leaning majority in Britain’s parliament rejected a bill proposed by Brexiteer Nigel Farage on Wednesday. The bill aimed to reclaim sovereignty over democratic institutions and control over Britain’s borders from the European Convention on Human Rights. Even though Britain officially left the European Union in 2020, […]
Tory leadership frontrunners hit out at rivals’ promises to leave ECHR | Conservative leadership
The two front-runners for the Conservative leadership position have criticised their rivals for promising to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as the race intensifies with just days to go before the first MPs are chosen to withdraw. Shadow Communities Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverley rejected the idea […]
Brexit 2.0? Farage Calls for Referendum on Britain’s ECHR Membership
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has called for British people to decide once again whether the UK will remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) or take back full control of its borders. Despite the then-convincing argument that the UK should have been discarded along with the European Union, given that […]