Back Prisoners should have the right to vote

[31/03/11 09:30] "The European Court of Human Rights has confirmed its position that there should be no blanket ban against prisoners voting in general elections. This judgment was not particularly popular in the United Kingdom, the country from where another complaint had been filed with the Court. Even leading politicians stated that they were appalled by the idea that persons sentenced to imprisonment would have the right to vote, says the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, in his latest Human Rights Comment published today. This problem should indeed be discussed, and not only in the UK." (more)

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