An unofficial referendum on the
European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by ...
was held in the
Pitcairn Islands on 18 July 2007. Voters were given the option to adopt the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the islands' own Human Rights Charter, a combination of the two or neither of them. A majority voted to adopt the ECHR alone.
Human Rights
Pitcairn News, 18 July 2007
Results
See also
*Territorial scope of European Convention on Human Rights This table illustrates the extent to which the substantive provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols are ratified (and therefore in force) for territories under the control of the members of the Council of Europe
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References
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Referendums in the Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn
The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four is ...
2007 in the Pitcairn Islands
July 2007 events in Oceania
European Convention on Human Rights