The Trial of Julian Assange - A Story of Persecution

Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, uncovers a systematic campaign to persecute Assange. He reveals that Assange has faced grave and systematic due process violations, judicial bias, collusion and manipulated evidence. He has been the victim of constant surveillance, defamation and threats. Melzer also gathered together consolidated medical evidence that proves that the prison has suffered prolonged psychological torture.Melzer's compelling investigation puts the UK and US state into the dock, showing how, through secrecy, impunity and, crucially, public indifference, unchecked power reveals a deeply undemocratic system. Furthermore, the Assange case sets a dangerous precedent: once telling the truth becomes a crime, censorship and tyranny will inevitably follow.

Product details

• Authors: Nils Melzer, Melzer Nils
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781839766237
• ISBN: 978-1-83976-623-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance