UN Warns Assange Could Face Death Penalty If Extradited to US, Determines That He Has Been Exposed to Psychological Torture

The United Nations has issued a scathing press release insisting that the “collective persecution of Julian Assange must end here and now!” Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture said that Assange has been exposed to psychological torture and warns that the award-winning publisher could face the death penalty if he is extradited to the United States.