Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights
Closed
1,220 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to take the UK out of the jurisdiction of the ECHR so that protection of human rights is solely a matter for our independent courts, using laws already on the statute books, such as the Human Rights Act and Equality Act.
We believe the Brexit referendum made it clear that the British people do not want unelected judges in Strasbourg to impose judgments and rulings that have no democratic mandate. As seen with Rwanda, we believe the ECHR continues to undermine parliamentary sovereignty and our democratic processes. We believe leaving the ECHR is the only option left if we are to properly re-assert the sovereignty of UK institutions.
Timeline
| 23 Nov 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,220
Status
Closed
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened
23 Nov 2023
Closed
23 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.