WikiLeaks' Assange suffering from 'psychological torture', UN expert says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered"psychological torture" from a defamation campaign against him by the media, judges and senior political figures, a United Nations human rights investigator says.Assange's condition was assessed by UN rights investigator Nils Melzer and two medical professionalsThe United States is seeking the extradition of Assange

Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the US, his lawyer Gareth Peirce said.In the end, Julian Assange lost the game of international politics. Now he's facing a new reality and the confines of the Ecuadorian embassy may seem a paradise compared with what lies ahead.

'Suffering from self imposed psychological torture' Fixed it for you.

What about the psychological torture of the woman in the alledged rape case?

You seem to have missed from your article the part of the report that finds the Australian government negligent in the case. You are not real reporters you don't hold our government accountable for their actions

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