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The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights

Amendment No. 6 | Doc. 16040 | 01 October 2024

Signatories:
Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus, SOC ; Ms Hannah BARDELL, United Kingdom, NR ; Ms Petra BAYR, Austria, SOC ; Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Luxembourg, SOC ; Mr Max LUCKS, Germany, SOC ; Ms Anna-Kristiina MIKKONEN, Finland, SOC ; Ms Wanda NOWICKA, Poland, SOC
Origin
2024 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 14 with the following paragraph:

"One of the arguments used to justify the disproportionately harsh treatment of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks was that the release of unredacted materials put the lives and safety of individuals at risk. While the Assembly agrees that any disclosures of classified information should be made in such a way as to respect the personal safety of informers, intelligence sources, and secret service personnel, the case of Mr Assange should not be assessed in abstracto. Over 13 years since the publications, no evidence has been produced showing that WikiLeaks' publications have harmed anyone, as recently confirmed by the Plea Agreement. The Assembly regrets that, although Mr Assange revealed thousands of confirmed and previously unreported deaths at the hands of US and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, he was the one to be accused of putting lives at risk."