75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights in the spotlight
21 March 2025
On Thursday 20 March, members of the House of Lords debated the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Debate
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench), chair of Parliament's joint committee on Human Rights, put forward the debate.
This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.
Members speaking
Contributing members included:
- Lord Balfe (Conservative), former member of UK Delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat), Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Victims and Abuse)
- Baroness Chakrabarti (Labour), non-practicing barrister and human rights activist
- Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench), part-time legal consultant at Kingsley Napley
- Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative), barrister at 39 Essex Chambers.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour), Minister of State (International Development, Latin America and Caribbean) in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, responded on behalf of the government.
Get involved
How to follow
- Catch up on Parliament TV.
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript.
Explore background information
- Find out more about the issues the debate covers in the House of Lords Library briefing.
- Learn more about how the House of Lords checks and challenges government.
Image: Roger Harris/ House of Lords
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