his will the special rapporteur visit to the wiki leaks founder in london's belmarsh prison nels meltzer explains more in going underground here on r.t. . julie says that cisco consequence is clearly shall not be able to access reddit and there for several years the much more serious aspect is how he has been mentally ill the most easily faked extremely hostile and increasingly arbitrary environment she has been exposed street for for several years so here he really showed all the symptoms that people call for a person that has been exposed. psychological torture with the u.n. official coming into criticism for his comments dahlia holkins looks at how deep the controversy could run. reports on the remarks by the un special experts on torture has brought the media's attention but they've also drawn quite a stir online from officials in the u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt for one trading tweets with the united nations special operator about the extent of his involvement in the legal battle surrounding julian a son's. this is wrong assigns chose to hide in the embassy and was always free

break his will the special ruffles visited the wiki leaks found in london's belmarsh prison mills meltzer explains morgan going on to ground 0 nazi. julie sunshine physical consequences clearly from not being able to access all the medical care for several years the much more serious aspect is how he has been mentally and emotionally are affected by the extremely hostile and increasingly arbitrary environment she has them exposed to for several years so here he really showed all the symptoms that are typical for a person that has been exposed to psychological torture with the u.n. official coming into criticism for his comments daniel hawkins look the hound deep the control the full could run. reports on the remarks by the un special experts on torture has brought the media's attention but they've also drawn quite a stir online from officials in the u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt for one trading tweets with the united nations special rapporteur about the extent of his involvement in the legal battle surrounding julian a son's. this is wrong assigns chose to hide in the embassy and was

last month for mr meltzer hala. that a song is prison conditions as a major concern the whistleblower was said to show an alarming deterioration in his mental and physical state the u.k. responded by saying meltzer was wrong to interfere and should leave it to british courts to make their judgments and he has no smell so once again on his visit to assad and his condition. i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited during the sunday i didn't know him before so i took with me to experience medical experts of psychiatry and the forensic expert and have worked for decades in examining torture victims just to go to the objective scientific and medical basis for my assessment and what they found is a person who shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person who has been exposed to prolonged psychological torture he has been exposed to public mobbing now that's a slippery slope you know we're going to be in a debate when it's 2 side it's been more being basically something like

responded by saying meltzer was wrong to interfere and should leave it to british courts to make their judgement is well so once again on his visit to the songs and the whistle blower's condition. i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited during a sunday i didn't know him before so i took with me to experienced medical experts of psychiatry and the forensic expert that have worked for decades in examining torture victims just to go to the objective scientific and medical basis for my assessment and what they found is a person who shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person who has been exposed to prolonged psychological torture he has been exposed to public mobbing now that's a slippery slope you know we're going to be in a debate when it's 2 sided then more being basically is something like mudslinging that's not torture yet but when you start exposing a isolated individual who cannot defend himself to a sustained campaign of shaming of humiliation or ridicule of even death threats and calls for his assassination and he's completely iso

his will the special rapporteur visited the wiki leaks founder in london's bell last prism it was meltzer explains more in going on the ground here in our city. julissa physical consequences clearly she will not be able to access medical care for several years the much more serious thing is how he has been mentally and emotionally feted by the extremely hostile and increasingly arbitrary environment she has the next street for several years so here he really showed all the solutions that are typical for a person that has been exposed to. psychological torture with the u.n. official coming into criticism for his comments hawking's looks at how deep the contract as he could run. report on the remarks by the un special expert on torture has brought the media's attention but they've also drawn quite a stir online from officials in the u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt for one trading tweets with united nations special rapporteur about the extent of his involvement in the legal battle surrounding julian a son's. this is wrong assigns chose to hide in the embassy and was always free to leave a

human rights organizations so it's clear he faces mounting legal pressure here from all sides mr meltzer also expressed concerns about the potential for his extradition to the united states where he of course faces 17 new charges from u.s. prosecutors relating to the more serious allegation of espionage as opposed to simply computer hacking these allegations would draw a month's link the a prison sentence we're talking many decades perhaps even life behind bars so really there is no end in sight for the case of julian assad that this has dragged on. you draw emotions on from troublous you from both sides ranging from all forward to these legal experts some people roger musicians to of course there was a journalist community journalist cassandra fat banks told us the 7 years that julian assange spent in the ecuadorian embassy amounted to torture. it seemed like he was losing weight. he was in good spirits and he was feisty and he was fighting but he he didn't seem necessarily like himself and i know that it's been kind of declining for a while now it is very very different than when i vis

for skipping bail back in 2012 that would be mr meltzer also brought up other issues that last month saying lawyer visits have been limited and too short and access to case files and documents have been lacking here's kneels meltzer once again. i think it's very important to point out i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited julian assange i didn't know him before so i took with me 2 experienced medical experts a psychiatry and a forensic expert and have worked for decades in examining torture victims just to get a objective scientific medical basis for my assessment and what they found is a person who shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person who has been exposed to prolong psychological torture he has been exposed to public mobbing now that's a slippery slope you know we will be in a debate when it's to side it's done in mobbing basically is something like mudslinging that's not torture yet but when you start exposing a isolated individual who cannot defend himself with a sustained campaign of shaming of humiliation of ridicule of

last month mr meltzer highlighted aside his prison conditions as a major concern there was a blow as was said to show an alarming deterioration in his mental and physical state responded by saying not so i was wrong to interfere and should leave it to british courts to make their judgments. on the suffering your innocence has faced i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited didn't know him before so i took with me to experienced medical experts of psychiatry and a forensic expert and have worked for decades in examining the quarter of victims just to go to the objective scientific medical basis for my assessment and they found this person who shows all the symptoms the rhetorical for a person who has been exposed to prolonged psychological torture he has been exposed to public more being now that's a slippery slope you know who will be in a debate when it's 2 sided more being basically something like mudslinging that's not torture yet but when you start exposing a isolated individual who cannot defend himself to a sustained campaign of shaming o

rapporteur on torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment professor niels meltzer thanks for coming back on now i know the findings have been published in the past 24 hours at least the preliminary findings i know the full report will be out in july. did you how did you make such a statement like in 20 years of work with victims of war violence or political persecution you've never seen. what you saw sustained you know we'd like to. work with. buttons for 20 years of working poor areas and i've seen obviously.

officials latest report mills meltzer told us the reasons he was given for the refusal. some of them said it wasn't high enough on their news agenda some of them said that it was not within their core area of interest but you know there have been reporting all of them on the case of julian assange when it was about his character into skateboard and kind of the allegations that he smeared excrements on the walls but when you have a serious piece that actually tries to do mask this this public narrative and to actually show the facts below it then they're not interested in the special repartee highlighted a songes prison conditions as a major concern who's currently serving a 50 week sentence in the u.k. for skipping bail that back in 2012 mr meltzer also brought up other issues last month he said lawyer visits have been limited and too short accessed the case files as well as documents has been lacking here's what he had to say on that. i think it's very important to point out i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited julian assange

yes united nations special report 2 are on torture mills that meltzer has condemned treatment over the years saying the publisher as been abused and persecuted. what we've seen now during my visit was already alarming and what we have seen since then that that his state of health has dramatically deteriorated as predicted by the psychiatrist accompanying my visit what would can happen obviously in a problem of this is that will have to reversible damage 1st on the on the psychological emotional level but then also on the physical level it can lead to nervous breakdowns or even actually then to cardiovascular. damage that is no longer reversible. joyous songes now waiting his next extradition hearing which is scheduled for wednesday he is wanted by washington on charges of soliciting and publishing classified u.s. government information if extradited and found guilty he could face a prison sentence of up to 175 years once again here's kneels meltzer. it is very important here that we speak about the risks that he would be exposed to in case of extradition to the us personally i'm convin

of the wiki leaks founder by refusing to publish an article he wrote about his findings needle's meltzer argues that julian assange has been slandered to divert attention from the revelations that wiki leaks helped to expose he also says the whistleblower has been deprived of his fundamental rights and suffered fully fledged psychological torture during his time in the ecuadorian embassy in london mr meltzer told me why he thought many media outlets had refused to publish his article some of them said it wasn't high enough on their news agenda some of them said it was not within their core area of interest but you know there have been reporting all of them on the case of when it was about his cats and his skateboard and kind of the allegations that he smeared excrement on the walls but when you have very serious piece that actually tries to ask. this public narrative to actually show the facts below it then the modern troops that you know the background to this of course is that julian assange is currently serving a 50 week sentence in the u.k. for skipping bail back in 2012 he's also ex

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is also condemned to saunders treatment saying the publisher has been abused and persecuted those meltzer's been talking to r.t. america the full interview airs later this saturday. what we have seen now during my visit was already alarming and what we have seen since then his state of health has dramatically the theory aerated predicted by the psychiatrist the comping my visit what would can happen obviously in a problem of this is that it will have a reversible damage 1st on the on the psychological emotional level but then also on the physical level it can lead to nervous breakdowns or even actually then to cardiovascular. damage that is no longer reversible julian assange is now awaiting his next extradition hearing which is scheduled for next wednesday he's wanted by washington on charges of soliciting and publishing classified u.s. government information if extradited and found guilty he could face a prison sentence of up to 175 years. says he doubts the songs will be granted due process in the u.s. . it is very important here that we speak about the risks that he would be exposed to

torture during his years in the ecuadorian embassy and is no suffering its consequences we spoke to mr meltzer about the way science has been treated and what could wait to be the future in fact if you watch that interview you can in full on air on r.t. america and online anywhere you like a lot to dot com it's going to air in around about 78 hours time. what we found is that mr sand shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person that has been exposed to prolong psychological torture what we have seen now during my visit was already alarming and what we have seen since then that his state of health has dramatically the area rated as predicted by a psychiatrist the company my visit today mr sanchez no longer capable to participate in his own court hearings it is very important here that we speak about the risks that he would be exposed to in case of extradition to the us personally i'm convinced there is no chance he would get a fair trial in the united states and why do i say that while fair trial certainly generally requires a presumption of innocence now i don't have to explain to you

torture during his years in the door an embassy there's no suffering its consequences he spoke to mr meltzer about the way his son has been treated to the what could a way to be the future and you can watch the interview in full or. rather world of r.t. dot com later today. what we found is that mr sand shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person that has been exposed to prolong psychological torture what we have seen now during my visit was already alarming and what we have seen since then that his state of health has dramatically deteriorated as predicted by a psychiatrist accompanying my visit today mr assange is no longer capable to participate in his own court hearings it is very important here that we speak about the risks that he would be exposed to in case of extradition to the us personally i'm convinced there is no chance he would get a fair trial in the united states and why do i say that while fair trial certainly generally requires a presumption of innocence now i don't have to explain to you what is the public opinion about the jewel in a stance in the us it's very dif

during his years in the ecuadorian embassy and is now suffering its consequences we spoke to knows meltzer about the way a soldier is being treated and what could a way to him in the future you can watch the interview unfold premiering on air tonight on r.t. america and at the same time going online at r.t. dot com. what we have seen now during my visit was already alarming and what we have seen since then that his state of health has dramatically the area rated as predicted by a psychiatrist accompany my visit today mr sanchez is no longer capable to participate in his own court hearings it is very important here that we speak about the risks that he would be exposed to in case of extradition to the us personally i'm convinced there is no chance he would get a fair trial in the united states very difficult for him to get a unbiased impartial court hearing the fair trial also requires all the gallery that he's actually being charged for something that is punishable now if you look at the 17 of the 18 charges are under the espionage act and all of them relates to activities that any investi

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for skipping bail back in 2012 mr meltzer also brought up other issues last month saying lawyer visits have been limited to shorts and access to case files and documents being lacking. very happy to say we can join the military un special rapporteur on torture live to the program now you're very welcome why do you believe the mainstream media is not paying attention to your findings and in particular op-ed we've been described me. well thank you for having me i think it's a really important issue. it seems to me that the press was interested in my findings as long as i was simply criticising the government's now obviously in the case of julian the mainstream media played a major role in the public campaign that has vilified him for almost a decade and so obviously my op ed addresses the responsibility of the media and their part in this what i describe something like a village and then probably that's why they are reluctant to publish it. the treatment of julian assange amongst his psychological torture what facts do you have to back that up just to make the point clearer. yeah i think

suffered fully fledged psychological torture during his time in the ecuadorian embassy in london mr meltzer told me why he thought so many media outlets refused to publish his article. some of them said it wasn't high enough on their news agenda some of them said that it was not within their core area of interest but you know there have been reporting all of them on the case of do innocent when it was about his cats and his skateboard and kind of the allegations that he smeared excrements on the walls but when you have a serious piece that actually tries to do you might ask this this public narrative and to actually show the facts below it then they're not interested. currently serving a 50 week sentence in the u.k. for skipping bail back in 2012 he's also expected to face a u.s. extradition hearing in february next year. well it was last month that mr melcher highlighted a son just prison conditions as a major concern the whistleblower was said to show an alarming deterioration in his mental and physical state the u.k. responded by saying melzer was wrong to interfere and should leave it t

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had hold himself up in the ecuadorian embassy of his own accord and had been free to leave if mills meltzer hit back saying that a songe was quote as free to leave someone sitting on a rubber boat in a shark pool on top of that the experts accuse the u.k. courts of not showing due impartiality and objectivity. an operator on torture also accuse australia of abdicating responsibility for the protection of a songe and responded by saying it had provided him with adequate consular support on thursday a day before the torture assessment songe failed to appear in court due to poor health or boycott was outside the westminster bags and i guess streets court where the hearing was supposed to have taken place. the extradition hearing isn't taking place any longer to do this on jules and i actually meant to be here in person but he's not even well enough to appear via video link 10 minutes entrepreneur to the post it's a wing of all belmarsh prison that the maximum security prison where stabbing at this t.v. eccentrics but. when he went into the ecuadorian embassy back in 2012 and went to the grave