Helen Steel
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Helen Steel is an environmental and social justice activist who is known for her involvement in the McLibel case, an English lawsuit for libel filed by McDonald's Corporation that lasted for 10 years
Steel in 2016
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is a supranational international treaty designed to protect human rights and political freedoms throughout Europe. It was ope
Helen Steel
…the European Court of Human Rights, stating that their lack of legal aid constituted a violation of their right to a fair trial, under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court found in favour of the pair, forcing the Government to consider legal reforms. Documents from the case showed that McDonald's private…
Ukrainian stamp, commemorating 60 years of the European Convention on Human Rights
Courtroom of the Strasbourg Court
In 2019, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands cited the article 2 of the ECHR to say that the government must limit climate change to protect human health.
The right to a fair trial, proclaimed in Article 6, is one of the most invoked by plaintiffs.