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Prisoner wins human rights case

01 May 1992

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The European Court of Human Rights upheld Thomas Campbell's claim that the opening and reading of letters between him and his solicitor was a violation of Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention, which guarantees the right to privacy. Prison rules and standing orders allow prison officers to open and read correspondence "to prevent disorder or crime", but the Court ruled that the interference with privacy was unwarranted.

Independent 16.4.92.

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