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The Council of Europe and human rights
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The Council of Europe is separate from the European Union. It has no power to make laws but works to protect human rights across its member countries, and it drew up the European Convention on Human Rights.
Memory tip: Council of Europe (not the EU) drew up the European Convention on Human Rights.
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The Council of Europe is the same thing as the European Union.
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