prisoners

Hello guys, Prisoners are more likely to ease comfortably and peacefully back into civilian life if, whilst in prison, they retain links with the democratic process. Enfranchisement confers not only self-worth and meaning within a society, but can encourage research and engagement with...

Many countries restrict the right of those sentenced to imprisonment to vote in elections. For example, convicted prisoners are automatically banned from voting in Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Luxemburg, Romania, Russia and the United Kingdom. In Australia, prisoners...

Terrorists are not engaged in a war. Their actions are aimed at destruction of civil society and of nations across the globe. Furthermore, the Geneva Convention has no role to play here. It exists to control wars between nations in a way which respects human dignity and minimises long-term harm...