Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 8; Violation of Art. 13; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient
Four Rule 39 letters had been opened over a 5 month period.
Held: The prisoner could not claim to be a victim of a violation of article 8.
Citations:
48521/99
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Bruton v The Governor of HMP Swaleside and Another Admn 19-Apr-2017
The prisoner complained that his protected correspondence had been wrongfully opened by prison staff. Despite a finding in his favour by the Prisons Ombudsman, the service had repeatedly failed either to change its behaviour or to apologise.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Prisons
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.174784
