extradition
-
U.S. Department of Justice Pinkie Swears Not to Torture Julian Assange If He’s Extradited to U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice has promised a court in the UK not to place Julian Assange in a super-maximum security prison or solitary confinement if he’s extradited to the U.S., according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Solitary confinement is defined as torture by most wealthy countries around the world, though…
-
Europe’s Parliament Just Voted To Grant Asylum To Edward Snowden
Well this is something. After years of pressure from activists, the European Parliament just passed a resolution urging its member states to offer protection to Edward Snowden. That would mean dropping all charges against the whistleblower and shielding him from extradition to the United States.