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Mette Frederiksen and Keir Starmer are at the forefront of a European push against the Human Rights Convention. More EU member states now support stricter migration policies.

Mette Frederiksen and Keir Starmer take aim at the Human Rights Convention

In a Guardian op-ed, Mette Frederiksen and Keir Starmer argue that Europe’s migration and asylum systems no longer reflect reality. Foto: Lise Aserud/Ritzau Scanpix
In a Guardian op-ed, Mette Frederiksen and Keir Starmer argue that Europe’s migration and asylum systems no longer reflect reality. Foto: Lise Aserud/Ritzau Scanpix
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Political pressure to reform the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is mounting. Leading the charge is Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who together with the UK’s Keir Starmer authored an op-ed published Tuesday in The Guardian.

In the op-ed, the two leaders argue that Europe’s migration and asylum systems no longer align with current realities.

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