Millions of Russians are set to lose the protection of the European Convention on Human Rights. Following Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, as a result of its aggression against Ukraine, the Russian Federation ceases to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022. “It is truly regrettable that, with its departure from the European Convention on Human Rights, Russia will further isolate itself from the democratic world