SHRC calls for MPs to accept prisoners' rights

Professor Miller said that such a reform would do no more than to bring the UK into line with countries including Canada, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and many others. He added that the UK Government could and should have resolved this issue several years ago. In being allowed by the European Court of Human Rights a further six months to start the process of introducing legislative reform before it would consider awarding compensation in future cases, there was still an opportunity for parliamentarians to uphold the rule of law. “The UK has shared responsibilities as part of the European human rights legal protection system. One consequence of ignoring a legally binding decision over a number of years has been to potentially weaken the system of legal protection for everyone.”