The European Court of Human Rights defends your rights from abuse by your government, but it faces threats of its own, including inaction by national governments to implement court decisions.

Since it was established, the court has heard hundreds of thousands of cases – but this isn't surprising when you consider that there are some 820 million people within the court's jurisdiction, and each person is a potential applicant.

Are you curious how to bring a case to court, and what happens to your application when it goes to Strasbourg? Watch to find out!