@bobrmitchell
1) Out of the 195 countries in the world, just 46 are in the ECHR.
2) 27 of the 46 states in the ECHR, are EU states.
3) We joined the ECHR in 1953, life was no different in 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949 etc.
4) Greece left the ECHR in 1969, Greek people are still alive.