Lawyers Challenge Breach of European Convention of Human Rights by Northern Ireland Prison Service
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, sucessfully challenged a failure of the Northern Ireland Prison Service to provide an SOTP course to a suitable applicant. The firm today received a Declaration from a High Court Judge in Belfast that the failure of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) to provide access to the Sexual Offenders Treatment Programme (SOTP) was a breach of their client’s rights under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
