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Member states of the Council of Europe, including the UK, France and Poland, have unanimously agreed to clarify how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) should be interpreted by national authorities in migrant cases.
It’s an attempt to give governments more power to act to deport migrants they see as dangerous or unwelcome without undermining fundamental rights.
Ultimately, the Council of Europe hopes to stem the flow of criticism of the convention and the European Court of Human Rights, particularly in the UK, Italy and Denmark – but without changing the convention itself or tying the hands of judges.
What does the ‘declaration’ mean?
