Timeline Saturday 4 November 1950

Events on Saturday 4 November 1950 1

• 1950 European Convention on Human Rights signed Council of Europe adopts continent-wide human rights treaty Member states of the Council of Europe signed the European Convention on Human Rights in Rome, establishing enforceable civil and political rights across the continent. The treaty created the European Court of Human Rights, which began hearing cases years later. It became a foundational document of postwar European human rights law.