An Alexander Maconochie Centre detainee wins the right to sue the ACT government for allegedly breaching the Human Rights Act by denying him an hour of open air and exercise each day while in solitary confinement — opening the door for a dozen or so similar cases.
Canberra detainee Derek Williams has won the right to sue the ACT government over allegedly breaching his human rights , despite his application being filed more than a year after the incidents.
Williams was jailed in 2017 after he broke a police officer's back while trying to escape arrest in his car in Chisholm. But his claim, and the claims of other inmates, were filed more than a year after the alleged acts took place, which is the deadline to file claims under the Act. She said whether a prisoner is Nelson Mandela or an alleged neo-Nazi, that certain basic human rights that must be adhered to in our prisons.
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