Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ) ( formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ) is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe .
Simplified: These points became the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms . In its shorter form it is European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ) .