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femmedem

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15. He was not in good health in January 2018 as reported by The Guardian.
Fri Apr 12, 2019, 07:58 AM
Apr 2019

And he has been unable to access medical care during the seven years of his confinement.

"As clinicians with a combined experience of four decades caring for and about refugees and other traumatised populations, we recently spent 20 hours, over three days, performing a comprehensive physical and psychological evaluation of Mr Assange. While the results of the evaluation are protected by doctor-patient confidentiality, it is our professional opinion that his continued confinement is dangerous physically and mentally to him, and a clear infringement of his human right to healthcare..."

"In 2016 the UN human rights council working group on arbitrary detention found that Mr Assange’s situation within the Ecuador embassy had become a state of “arbitrary deprivation of liberty”. It is the opinion of the working group that the embassy is not equipped for prolonged detention and lacks the necessary medical equipment or facilities to provide a reasonable environment for Mr Assange – a determination with which we concur. Experience tells us that the prolonged uncertainty of indefinite detention inflicts profound psychological and physical trauma above and beyond the expected stressors of incarceration. These can include severe anxiety, pathological levels of stress, dissociation, depression, suicidal thoughts, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain, among others.

Mr Assange is surrounded by credible personal threats from various governments and individuals. He is also unable to avail himself of his right to access medical institutions due to the threat of imminent arrest should he step outside the embassy, even for a medical emergency. It is unconscionable that Mr Assange is in the position of having to decide between avoiding arrest and potentially suffering the health consequences, including death, if a life-threatening crisis such as a heart attack were to occur. Further, our assessment reveals that he has had no access to sunlight, appropriate ventilation or outside space for over five and a half years. This has taken a considerable toll. It is our professional opinion that Mr Assange’s physical and psychological circumstances at the embassy are in violation of the spirit of the UN standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/24/julian-assange-care-wikileaks-ecuadorian-embassy

That was the day Ted Nugent visited him world wide wally Apr 2019 #1
LOL Scurrilous Apr 2019 #5
I heard this was a... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #2
Or maybe prolonged isolation has led to a legitimate mental breakdown. n/t femmedem Apr 2019 #11
This is absolutely mental illness. The biggest question this poses is, how long has bullwinkle428 Apr 2019 #12
He was not in good health in January 2018 as reported by The Guardian. femmedem Apr 2019 #15
Bull-'fuckin-shit... Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #16
It's lovely to know how to wield power these days. defacto7 Apr 2019 #3
That. Is. Sick. donkeypoofed Apr 2019 #4
What a disgraceful pig! smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #6
They tolerated him smearing WHAT on the walls? DFW Apr 2019 #7
Spanish Speakers -- PLEASE translate what she is saying for those of us Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #8
The quotes above the video link are accurate COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #14
Thank you. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #17
I wish you all possible luck (although I don't share COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #18
I need all the encouragement I can get ! Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #19
I'll have my Single Malt w/out the Haggis, thanks anyway. COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #20
That works too. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #21
Scum... Totally Tunsie Apr 2019 #9
For now I withhold my belief. Pobeka Apr 2019 #10
This actually sounds like a manifestation of clinical schizophrenia (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Apr 2019 #13
Did it spell Trump + Putin lame54 Apr 2019 #22
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