In a judgment handed down on 12 June 2007, the European Court of Human Rights held that particular strip searches conducted on the applicant violated the prohibition on degrading treatment in art 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’). Further, certain restrictions placed on the applicant’s correspondence violated the right to privacy protected by art 8 of the ECHR.
Detailed case note.
Found in 13. Prison/Conditions of Detention, 2007, European Court of Human Rights, International, s10 - Protection from Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Select International and Comparative Caselaw
