Medical doctors have a professional duty to report suspected torture of which they become aware, wherever it may be occurring. Other major appointments to the cabinet include Michael Gove as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Jacob Rees-Mogg, who has repeatedly said that he opposes same-sex marriage, as leader of the House of Commons. Vous n’avez pas le droit de le garder prisonnier, car de toutes façons, nous savons pertinemment que ce monde est infesté de personnes corrompues jusqu’à la moelle et qu’il ne doit pas servir de bouc émissaire, car ce n’est pas de lui dont il est question, mais de systèmes pervertis par des hommes et des femmes sans scrupules ! I think you have just struck on the key to freeing Assange. (The 9/11 Families are trying to force a US Attorney to initiate a grand jury investigation into certain aspects of 9/11.). Political pundit Owen Jones shared his displeasure at the appointment, tweeting: “Gavin Williamson has actively opposed LGBTQ rights time and time again. I therefore appeal to the Ecuadorian authorities to continue to provide him, to the fullest extent possible in the circumstances, with adequate living conditions and access to appropriate medical care.’. US soldiers are protected from the Hague ICC by Law here, so much more likely Assange’s treatment derives from exposure that our Elections are rigged, embarrassing our politicians and bureaucrats, and connections to the nebulous RUSSIANS!!! These Doctors are living their Hippocratic oath, as they should do. One wonders if Ms. Patel has awareness of this situation, or she is uninformed or even has a heart and proper empathy. The campaign to hire 20,000 more police officers will begin in September, Downing Street has previously said. Thank you to all the doctors who signed this letter. Bring the man home, Prime Minister Scott Morrison. If the government hadn’t done such horrendous crimes we wouldn’t have been exposed to they’re hideous crimes and then they go and commit more crimes and murder the messenger! It concluded that Mr Assange was being arbitrarily detained by the governments of the UK and Sweden. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has … When it becomes obvious that the UK government is acting illegally in such as way as to cause great suffering and potential death of a person who has only brought truth the to public, then at what point do citizens step in to physically act to prevent this predictable death fro occurring? They probably figure their best option is, he wastes away in some hell-hole. Like one of those nightmares where the subject absolutely and urgently has to run, but can’t move. In this context, a telling passage from the 26 page report of the psychological expert dated 11 December 2015 offers an insight into the climate of fear and intimidation surrounding the provision of medical care to Mr Assange. It concluded that Mr Assange was being arbitrarily detained by the governments of the UK and Sweden. Officers who inflicted less on Jewish and other inmates than is being intentionally inflicted on Assange were prosecuted as war criminals. But when they honestly admit these violations, they do honour the very spirit of the rule of law, earn enhanced respect for doing so, and set worldwide commendable examples.’ It added: ‘The WGAD is further concerned that the modalities of the continued arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Mr Assange is undermining his health, and may possibly endanger his life given the disproportionate amount of anxiety and stress that such prolonged deprivation of liberty entails.’, On 5 April 2019, Nils Melzer, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, issued a statement following reports that Mr Assange may soon be expelled from the Ecuadorian Embassy. This letter must be rewritten. She is also a faculty member of the Health Law. 7 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/24/julian-assanges-health-in-dangerous-condition-say- doctors; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/24/julian-assange-care-wikileaks- ecuadorian-embassy; https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/06/22/sean-love-access-medical-care-must- guaranteed-julian-assange/#_ftn1, 8 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/24/julian-assange-care-wikileaks-ecuadorian- embassy, 9 https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/19/uk-should-reject-extraditing-julian-assange-us, 10 https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/06/22/sean-love-access-medical-care-must-guaranteed-julian-assange/, 11 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24042, 12 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24454&LangID=E, 13 https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1121387/julian-assange-depression-symptoms-mental-health- treatment, 14 https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24552&LangID=E, 15 https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/30/wikileaks-grave-concerns-julian-assange-moved-prison-hospital-9738883/; https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/30/julian-assange-too-ill-appear-court-via-video-link- lawyers-say; https://news.sky.com/story/julian-assange-moved-to-medical-wing-in-belmarsh-prison-over- significantly-deteriorated-health-11731364, 16 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24665, 17 https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/10/assange-in-court/, 19 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25249&LangID=E, 20 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health. Open Letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel Pretty is well known for her compassion, chokes, which is why the Home Office has become a byword for intolerance, inhumanity, aggressive and hostile to anyone that crosses its path. If the points you raise are correct, I suggest you immediately include them in a perfect letter and direct it to the appropriate murderous officials in the United Kingdom and United States. Prior to the introduction of equal marriage, Patel repeatedly voted against same-sex marriage in parliament. He said, ‘According to information I have received, Mr Assange is at risk of extreme vulnerability, and his health is in serious decline. Rudd described the Shadow Home Secretary as "coloured" in a BBC Radio 2 interview in March 2019 with Jeremy Vine during a discussion connected to … Labour said the Conservative Party didn't understand "tough rhetoric will not bring an end to soaring crime". But she left the international development role in 2017 after holding unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials. Au nom de la vraie justice! On 9 May 2019, Mr Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, visited Belmarsh prison accompanied by two medical experts, with special expertise in assessing victims of torture. Instead of standing up for the truth, the cowardly British are acting in compliance with the U.S. government under the corrupt trump administration to send Julian Assange to the U.S. to stand trial for revealing war crimes which the U.S. government wanted to remain hidden from the American people. You could even write to the Home Secretary yourself adding that information. UK, you know who, there. Amber Rudd has been reinstated as minster for women and equalities, having previously held the role for a short while in 2018. He gushed over all things Swedish. Crucially, it was made clear at the time that any continued arbitrary detention of Mr Assange would constitute torture. In an article for the Guardian published on 24 January 2018 they wrote: ‘We examined Julian Assange, and he badly needs care – but he can’t get it’; ‘We call on the British Medical Association and colleagues in the UK to demand safe access to medical care for Mr Assange and to oppose openly the ongoing violations of his human right to healthcare.’, On 19 June 2018, Dinah PoKempner, General Counsel at Human Rights Watch, stated: ‘Concern is growing over his access to medical care. © 2020 BBC. The Peter Tatchell Foundation said it is hopeful that the new home office will reform the asylum system to create a safe haven for LGBT+ refugees. Zero due process for eviction, revocation of citizen ship, essentially no extradition process, CIA spying on legal counsel etc…, violations of international laws on asylum. I can’t believe that still, the majority of people don’t care and because they don’t care or a blind to it, as well as Julian Assange we will all go under. Her appointment was met with trepidation from human rights groups concerned over her voting record and history in government. I would imagine that involved US doctors would have the most to fear. 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On what grounds is the British Government holding him? Volume 26, Number 298–Saturday, October 24, 2020, Open Letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, On 31 July 2015, a dentist reported that Mr Assange’s ‘upper right first premolar (UR4) tooth had fractured along with the filling that was in it and the dental pulp of the tooth was exposed’ and ‘that failure to treat this promptly would lead to infection of the root leading to a dental abscess and pain.’ The dentist advised ‘saving this tooth would require root canal treatment’, however, ‘due to the specialised equipment and radiographic requirements this treatment could not be completed in the domiciliary setting.’ ‘Extraction of the tooth’ was identified as ‘another option but […] it may need a surgical extraction.’ This was ‘not recommended in a domiciliary setting especially as we would need preoperative radiographs to assess the root shape and the proximity of the root to the floor of the maxillary sinus. It is your life’ DUTY OF CARE . It might be good leverage to help Assange. This, at least would highlight the crimes and make travel difdicult. Extractions in this area carry a risk of creating a communication between the mouth and the sinus which could need surgical closure hence radiographs would be essential to assess this risk.’ The dentist ‘advised Mr Assange he should seek treatment in a clinical setting to prevent further progression of his symptoms as soon as possible.’1, On 4 December 2015, an opinion of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) was formally adopted and it was published on 5 February 2016. If it was deliberate, we as medical doctors condemn such behaviour as reckless, dangerous and cruel. The Global Establishment is sending a message and Assange is the symbol of what happens when you expose their secrets. When I responded that everyone is innocent unless proven guilty he was taken aback – but only for a moment. In effect, he has gone without proper access to care for the duration of his six years in confinement.’, On 21 December 2018, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) issued a further statement opposing the continued unlawful detention of Mr Assange: ‘States that are based, upon and promote the rule of law do not like to be confronted with their own violations of the law, that is understandable.