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The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled 4 years ago that @WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was arbitrarily detained and must be freed and compensated
This is legally binding under international human rights law
The arrest of Assange, a political prisoner, is a CRIME
This is legally binding under international human rights law
The arrest of Assange, a political prisoner, is a CRIME
Assange has not committed a crime. He is being arrested for publishing journalism at @Wikileaks
The governments of the US, UK, and Ecuador are the ones committing crimes against journalism, blatantly violating a *legally binding* UN human rights decision.
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
The governments of the US, UK, and Ecuador are the ones committing crimes against journalism, blatantly violating a *legally binding* UN human rights decision.
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
In December, human rights experts on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reiterated that Assange was *illegally* detained and the UK must let him go free
Assange's arrest & charge is an egregious crime against both journalism and international law
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Assange's arrest & charge is an egregious crime against both journalism and international law
reut.rs/2EILJV7
