Nils Melzer, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture, said Assange is displaying “extreme stress, chronic anxiety and intense psychological trauma” after being subjected to several years’ worth of “progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.”
The Australian is battling multiple charges from the United States, including 17 counts under the Espionage Act, and did not appear at a court hearing on Thursday amid concerns about his health.
Melzer met with Assange on May 9 in Belmarsh Prison in London, and conducted a medical on the publisher. Weeks earlier, Assange was
arrested after spending seven years living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
“It was obvious that Mr. Assange’s health has been seriously affected by the extremely hostile and arbitrary environment he has been exposed to for many years,” Melzer said.
Source: Assange shows symptoms of psychological torture, UN says
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