UN Torture Expert – THE OVAL CIRCLE

UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

Nils Melzer, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on torture, has issued a request for information after a video showing a German police officer throwing an elderly woman to the floor during a protest went viral online. … Read More >UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

Journalism & Mass media

UN torture expert on Julian Assange’s persecution and the lies behind it

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

As a UK judge rejects Julian Assange’s extradition but keeps him caged in Belmarsh prison, UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer discusses Assange’s persecution and the lies used to wage it. … Read More >UN torture expert on Julian Assange’s persecution and the lies behind it

The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

A UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange to the US on medical grounds is a blow to journalism since the judge has sided with the US in its justification for prosecuting him, UN rapporteur Nils Melzer told RT. … Read More >The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

USA

Manning’s Suicide Attempt is Typical for Victims of ‘Prolonged Psychological Torture’ – UN Expert

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

The UN’s expert on torture Nils Melzer has described US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s recent suicide attempt as a “typical” act of desperation for someone subjected to “prolonged psychological torture”. Melzer’s comments were made via Twitter on 12 March 2020, the day after Manning’s failed attempt to take her own life. … Read More >Manning’s Suicide Attempt is Typical for Victims of ‘Prolonged Psychological Torture’ – UN Expert

The Truth About Julian Assange

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020By Editor

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, speaks in detail about the explosive findings of his investigation into the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange … Read More >The Truth About Julian Assange

World

Assange’s Case Represents ‘Failure of Western Law’ – Says UN’s Nils Melzer

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020By Editor

An interview was recently given by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, to Republik on Julian Assange. The headline reads “A murderous system is being created before our very eyes”. … Read More >Assange’s Case Represents ‘Failure of Western Law’ – Says UN’s Nils Melzer

UN Torture Expert Blasts British Government’s Failure to Address Treatment of Julian Assange

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture has been pressing the UK, US, Swedish, and Ecuadorian governments to properly investigate and address expert evidence showing that the WikiLeaks publisher has been subject “psychological torture”. … Read More >UN Torture Expert Blasts British Government’s Failure to Address Treatment of Julian Assange

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