Paul Johnson: 70th anniversary of the ECHR – your reflections on LGBT rights welcome!

The 4th November 2020 will mark the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights being opened for signatures. 

To mark this occasion I would like to collect together some reflections on the enduring importance of the ECHR for the protection of LGBT human rights.

If you would like to provide a reflection – which I will publish here on the ECHR Sexual Orientation Blog on 4th November 2020 – then I invite you to do the following…

Please send me, by email to paul.johnson@york.ac.uk:

1. A short reflection (up to 250 words) on why the ECHR is important for LGBT human rights.
   
   You can write whatever you like, obviously, but you might want to point out what you feel the ECHR has achieved for LGBT people, and what the ECHR might achieve for LGBT people in the future. You might also want to reflect on aspects or issues relating to the European Court of Human Rights, or the wider Council of Europe. It’s up to you!
   
2. Your name, as you would like it to appear, and any affiliation you want to be shown next to your name.

It’s that simple! 

Please participate, send me your reflections, and let’s remind Europe (and the rest of the world) just how important the ECHR is for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people!