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| Russia MPs support rights reform | Russia MPs support rights reform |
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| Russia's lower house of parliament has backed a long-delayed reform to the European Court of Human Rights. | Russia's lower house of parliament has backed a long-delayed reform to the European Court of Human Rights. |
| Before Friday's vote Russia was the only one of the Council of Europe's 47 member states that had not ratified Protocol 14. | Before Friday's vote Russia was the only one of the Council of Europe's 47 member states that had not ratified Protocol 14. |
| The Council is based in Strasbourg, France. | The Council is based in Strasbourg, France. |
| The protocol is part of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights. It was ratified by 392 Duma deputies, with 56 against. | The protocol is part of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights. It was ratified by 392 Duma deputies, with 56 against. |
| Ratification in the upper house, the Federation Council, is expected to be a formality. |