The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s opinion in the Assange case: flawed or flawless / Zoom In
The UNWGAD’s Opinion in the case concerning Julian Assange: Some remarks on ‘Elephants in the Room’
1. Introduction On 22 January 2016 the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD)[1] rendered its opinion[2] in the case concerning Julian Assange. It held that the ‘deprivation of liberty of Mr. Assange’ is arbitrary and contravenes various rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[3] (Articles 9 and 10) and in the...
