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Tue 05 Aug
|St Mary's Cathedral
ECHR - the next 75 years
The European Convention on Human Rights is 75 years old this year but is it still relevant today? Extracts from song cycle Dreams of Peace and Freedom, which tells its history, spark discussion about the future of human rights.
Time & Location
05 Aug 2025, 14:30 – 15:30
St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK
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The European Convention on Human Rights is 75 years old this year but is it still relevant today? A discussion chaired by Cathedral Vice-Provost Rev. Marion Chatterley, including about the role of Edinburgh lawyer David Maxwell Fyfe in its initial drafting, with extracts from the song cycle Dreams of Peace and Freedom. Free, unticketed.
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