United Kingdom: UN expert calls for immediate release of Assange after 10 years of arbitrary detention.
GENEVA (8 December 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, today appealed to British authorities to immediately release Julian Assange from prison or to place him under guarded house arrest during US extradition proceedings. He made the urgent call...
The Itinerary for NO EXTRADITION: BRING JULIAN HOME Tour
John Shipton’s talks in Nimbin, Brisbane, Mullumbimby, and Byron Bay: Nimbin, NSW Tuesday 8 December: No Extradition! Bring Julian Home, Nimbin Town Hall. NSW 7.00 pm Wednesday 9 December: No Extradition! Bring Julian Home Webinar TLC bldg, Sth Brisbane QLD 6.30pm...26 Nov 20 – Administrative hearing for Julian #Assange at Westminster Magistrates Court.
In Extradition cases there are no term limits for detention. The Extradition process may last for years. The Courts decide whether to grant bail to the person under detention. Julian Assange’s application for bail was rejected in March 2020. Yet there is a mechanism in place that any prisoner on remand (in detention pre-trial or in this case pre-extradition decision) is presented to court every 28 days so that a judge extends or terminates his or hers detention. These are called Administrative Court Hearing.