Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange

28 June 2019|The Interregnum|Nils Melzer

Nils Melzer, the UN expert on torture, explains how the prejudices and smears he confronted when investigating the case of political prisoner Julian Assange. The longtime legal adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (known as the ‘Guardian of international law’) offered this OpEd to a wide array of establishment outlets. None responded positively.

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Julian Assange exhibits symptoms of “psychological torture”, says UN torture expert

1 June 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

After visiting Julian Assange in Britain’s notorious Belmarsh prison, the UN expert on torture has said that the publisher shows all the signs of, “prolonged exposure to psychological torture, including extreme stress, chronic anxiety and intense psychological trauma”.

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