Two activists convicted of libeling the U.S. fast-food chain McDonald’s after the longest court case in English legal history did not get a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on ...
Helen Steel and David Morris lost the libel case, brought by the fast food giant after they distributed a leaflet entitled “What’s wrong with McDonalds?,” in 1986. They were refused legal aid and ...
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 15 February 2005 ARTICLE 19 press release: STRASBOURG VINDICATES MCLIBEL PAIR In a ground-breaking judgment delivered today, the European Court of Human Rights ...