About this website

 

Do you want to find out more about the impact of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights? This website will show you how those judgments have improved people’s lives across Europe, through over 200 examples. The examples show the human stories behind cases, including some famous ECHR cases, and how the implementation of European Court decisions has impacted countries and citizens for the better.  

Examples of cases and their impact are shown by country and by theme, illustrated using a mixture of videos, animations, photographs, and quotes from those involved. 

The website presents a selection of cases from the European Court – it is not exhaustive.  

The website should be seen as an online information resource. It is aimed at citizens, teachers, students, journalists, human-rights defenders, and government officials – anyone those who are interested in the European Convention on Human Rights, what the European Court is, how they both work, who the Convention applies to, and how the judgments work positively in Europeans’ lives.    

The "How It Works” section briefly explains how the human rights convention protects the rights of 700 million* people in Europe. 

Partners

The initial development and launch of the resource was funded through voluntary contributions from the governments of Finland, Germany, Ireland and Norway.

A series of thematic animations was subsequently added to the website, with support from the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe, linked to the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The website was updated and expanded   thanks to a further voluntary contribution from the government of Belgium.