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State & history

Which European organisation, founded in 1949 with the UK as a founding member, created the European Convention on Human Rights?

  • A The European Commission
  • ✓ The Council of Europe
  • C NATO
  • ✕ The UN Security Council Your answer

Not quite.

The Council of Europe was set up after the Second World War to protect human rights and democracy, and it is separate from the EU. The UK was among the first to ratify the Convention, and the Human Rights Act 1998 made its rights part of UK law.

Source: Council of Europe website; Human Rights Act 1998

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