The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Secretary General, Alain Berset, told Euronews that reviewing the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to reform protections available to migrants could embolden governments to roll back human rights on other fronts.
His comments come following calls from several members of the Strasbourg-based body — the continent's leading human rights organisation — for greater flexibility in managing migration, particularly concerning the deportation of foreign criminals and irregular migrants.
