firth_ukECHR1408
The claimants were prisoners who complained that as prisoners they had been automatically not allowed to vote in European Elections.
Held: The complaints were admissible, and the legislation was incompatible with the prisoners’ human rights, but damages other than for non-pecuniary losses were rejected.
Ineta Ziemele, P
47784/09 – Chamber Judgment, [2014] ECHR 874
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights A3P1
Human Rights, Prisons, Elections, News
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.535702