UK leaving European convention on human rights would be a mistake, equalities chief warns

Dec 22, 2025 - 06:00
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UK leaving European convention on human rights would be a mistake, equalities chief warns

Mary-Ann Stephenson defends convention as ‘really important’ and warns against demonisation of migrants

Taking the UK out of a European human rights treaty to quell rightwing anger over immigration would be a mistake, the new chair of Britain’s equalities watchdog has said, as she warned against the demonisation of people who migrate to the UK.

Mary-Ann Stephenson, who became head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in December, said the European convention on human rights was part of a framework that provides rights most people would agree were fundamental. But she said the tone of public conversation on it was often dangerous. Continue reading...

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