“Defamed whistleblowers need protection” – UN Geneva expert
by Jane WhyattUnited Nations Geneva expert Alfred de Zayas is calling on the British and Swedish governments to let Wikileaks editor Julian Assange go free. Mr de Zayas has been campaigning on behalf of Assange since they met three years ago at the Ecuador embassy in London, where he is claiming diplomatic asylum.
He fears that if he leaves, the UK authorities will extradite him to Sweden where he is accused of a sexual assault. He denies the charges. De Zayas says there is also a strong risk that the United States would use "extraordinary renditon" (officially-sanctioned kidnapping) in order…
