Have Cases Presented on behalf of Prisoners in the Australia Court of Human Rights Diminished Public Respect for Human Rights for Prisoners?

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Have Cases Presented on behalf of Prisoners in the Australia Court of Human Rights Diminished Public Respect for Human Rights for Prisoners?

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Have Cases Presented on behalf of Prisoners in the Australia Court of Human Rights Diminished Public Respect for Human Rights for Prisoners?

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The Australian Constitution, and other regional and international statutes, laws and charters explicitly express and guarantee prisoner rights (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2012). To this end, prisoners have a right to life, freedom of association, good healthcare services, and legal representation among others. Violation of the rights of the prisoners amounts to a violation of human rights, which goes against the provisions of the Australian Constitution, the United Nationals Human Right Charter, among other legal instruments (Human Rights Law Centre, 2017; Martin, 2018). In spite of these provisions, there have been instances where the rights of prisoners have been violated.

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