Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Keep the UK's membership of the EU Convention on Human Rights

Closed 1,338 signatures

What the petition asks

We should remain within the ECHR to protect our legal rights.
Leaving the EU Convention on Human Rights means the UK population could be open to threats of a return to the death penalty, torture, no right to assembly, and could lose many acquired rights such as paid maternity/paternity leave, paid holiday leave, maximum working hours, union membership, appeal against unfair dismissal, and many others.

Timeline

11 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,338
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 11 Mar 2020
Closed 11 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.