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European pioneers
Duration: 2m 56s
On 5 May 1949 in St James's Palace, London, the Foreign
Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United
Kingdom sign the Treaty establishing the Council of Europe.
On 4 November 1950, in Rome, the Council of Europe’s Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms –
the first international legal instrument safeguarding human
rights is signed.
