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A. A. Z et al. v. Franks et al.: A. A. Z. et al. v. Tommy Franks et al.
Décision, 14 Jan 2004, Cour de Cassation, Section Francaise, 2e Chambre / Court of Cassation, Belgium
A v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (No. 2): A (FC) and others (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (2004); A and other (Appellants) (FC) and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Conjoined Appeals)
Opinions of the Lords of Appeal for Judgment in the Cause, 8 Dec 2005, House of Lords, Great Britain (UK)
Ten men were certified by the Secretary of State as suspected international terrorists and were detained in the Belmarsh prison in London. The certification was made on the basis of information obtained by torture (infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person in order to obtain information). The men appealed their certification and claimed that the tainted information should not have been admitted. The House of Lords held that such information, indeed, should not have been admitted and allowed the appeals.
Germany v. Mantelli: Federal Republic of Germany v. Mantelli et al.
Ordinanza, 29 May 2008, Supreme Court of Cassation, Italy
Kalimanzira: The Prosecutor v. Callixte Kalimanzira
Judgement, 22 Jun 2009, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Trial Chamber III), Tanzania
Callixte Kalimanzira was the Minister of Interior during the genocide in Rwanda.
In its judgment of 22 June 2009, the Trial Chamber of the ICTR noted that, on 23 April 1994, Kalimanzira went to Kabuye hill in Butare prefecture with soldiers and policemen, where thousands of Tutsi refugees were attacked and killed. The Accused’s role in luring Tutsis to Kabuye hill and his subsequent assistance in providing armed reinforcement substantially contributed to the overall attack. Therefore, the Chamber found the Accused guilty of aiding and abetting genocide at Kabuye hill. The Chamber further found him guilty of direct and public incitement to commit genocide on several occasions, including at the Jaguar roadblock, the Kajyanama roadblock, and the Nyabisagara football field on different dates in April 1994, and at the Gisagara marketplace at the end of May 1994.
The Trial Chamber sentenced the Accused to 30 years imprisonment.
Vinuya v. Philippines: Vinuya et al. v. Executive Secretary et al.
Decision, 28 Apr 2010, Supreme Court, Philippines
The petitioners were members of the non-governmental organisation Malaya Lolas, acting on behalf of the so-called ‘comfort women’ who during World War II, in December 1937, were kidnapped from their homes by Japanese soldiers. They were brought to barracks-like buildings where they had to live, and where they were repeatedly beaten, raped and abused. During that time, the young women were forced to have sex with as many as 30 Japanese soldiers per day.
The petitioners filed a case asking for support from the Philippine government in their action against Japan, who had previously rejected claims for compensation. The Supreme Court of the Philippines, however, refused to oblige the government to provide that support.
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