A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights examines how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is represented in the UK media.
The report finds that a large majority of ECHR-related news articles published in the UK in the first half of 2025 centred on immigration and deportation. Analysis revealed frequent misreporting of immigration tribunal cases, as well as mischaracterisations of the UK’s system of immigration appeals and the role played by the ECHR in this context. The report aims to support informed public debate by identifying and addressing misconceptions.
The report, The European Convention on Human Rights and Immigration Control in the UK: Informing the Public Debate, is authored by Victoria Adelmant, Professor Alice Donald, and Professor Başak Çalı and edited by Dr Joelle Grogan and Professor Philip Leach.
Click here to read the full report.