In 2004, members of Human Rights groups went to the Judiciary to sue the Military responsible for the massacre, arguing that killing an enemy after he has surrendered, without trial, is considered as illegal by International Law and can be qualified as a war crime according to the Geneva Convention. Two cables, published by WikiLeaks recently as part of the “Kissinger Cables” will be used during the trial and included in the case evidence.
Another case in our series of articles about WikiLeaks documents used in a trial. Published in UK Human Right Blogs on January 30, 2013 by David Hart, under the title: EU Court annuls EU freezing orders on Iranian bank – and Wikileaks again Bank Mellat v Council of the European Union (supported by EU Commission), EU General Court, 29 January 2013 (read judgment) In October 2009, Bank Mellat, an Iranian bank, was...
By SW Radio Africa – Alex Bell - 28 January 2013. In this case, the documents were not exactly used in courts as a proof in a lawsuit, but were the starting point of a defamation trial. Original Title: African Consolidated Resources a ‘sacrificial lamb’ after losing WikiLeaks case. The head of a former Chiadzwa based mining company, who was sued over information contained in a previously confidential diplomatic...
Daily News January 12, 2013 (In this case, the use of Wikileaks documents has been refused.) The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office dismissed a complaint on Jan. 11 concerning Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s alleged improper benefit from eight accounts with Swiss banks. The claims were based on cables released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. “Attributing evidence value to documents that are not confirmed to be evidence and that may be...
published by the Guardian on Wednesday 25 July 2012 under the title: Judge orders cross-examination of officials over WikiLeaks documents A top judge has taken the unprecedented step of ordering two senior government officials to face cross-examination in court over a classified US document leaked by WikiLeaks. It is thought to be the first time that one of the WikiLeaks cables has featured in a UK court case. Despite strong...
Article published on Huffington post by Angela Charlton onDecember13th,2012 under the title: Khaled El-Masri, German Allegedly Kidnapped By CIA In Afghanistan, Wins Case PARIS — A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA’s “extraordinary renditions” programs and bolstered those who say they were illegally kidnapped and tortured as part of an overzealous war on terrorism. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a German...
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