Philatelic document - Council of Europe 75th anniversary

The Convention is at the heart of a unique system of collective responsibility for the protection of human rights. Adopted in 1950, the European Convention on Human Rights is a unique treaty that guarantees the rights and freedoms of over 700 million Europeans. The 46 member states of the Council of Europe are bound by its provisions and its principles are applied by the European Court of Human Rights located in Strasbourg, France. THE CONVENTION PROTECTS IN PARTICULAR: ● The right to life and security of the person ● Freedom of expression and assembly ● Freedom of thought, conscience and religion ● The right to respect for private and family life ● The right to a fair trial ● The right to vote and to stand for election. THE CONVENTION PROHIBITS IN PARTICULAR: ● Torture ● Forced labor and slavery ● Death penalty ● Discrimination ● Arbitrary and illegal detention The Palace of Human Rights, designed by British architect architect Richard Rogers, celebrates its 30th anniversary. It is the headquarters of the European Court of Human rights, which ensures that the rights rights and freedoms guaranteed by the European Convention on Convention on Human Rights.

Timbre-poste (offset) : mise en page Aurélie Baras © Conseil de l’Europe, 2025. Document philatélique : mise en page Aurélie Baras, illustration Léane Unsinger © Conseil de l’Europe. Texte : Conseil de l’Europe.