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Prisoners Have a Human Right To Smoke, Says European Court
Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday, November 4th, said Estonia’s smoking ban in jails violated basic rights and ordered the Baltic nation to pay compensation to three prisoners. The ruling follows a complaint by four jailed long-term smokers after the Baltic country in 2017 implemented a total smoking ban in prisons. The European Court of Human Rights said this violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranteeing “the ri…
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) gave the right to three prisoners who, among other things, complained about the current ban on smoking.
Estonia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by prohibiting people in detention from smoking, said Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), stressing that even in prison, the right to privacy and the freedom to make choices remained. ...
Estonia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by banning prisoners from smoking, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday. The court stressed that the right to privacy and freedom of choice remained intact even in prison, ruling in favor of three prisoners who had filed a complaint.
By prohibiting persons in detention from smoking, Estonia violated the European Convention on Human Rights, the ECHR held on Tuesday, 4 November. The Court recalled that even in prison, the right to privacy and the freedom to make choices remained.
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