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It's a political move. He wants to use the UN to put pressure on the UK and Sweden. Why hasn't Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights? Both Swe
by jgrahamc 11y ago
It's a political move. He wants to use the UN to put pressure on the UK and Sweden.
Why hasn't Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights? Both Sweden and the UK are members and he's subject to a European arrest warrant.
- cmdkeen 11y agoProbably because at every stage where a court has looked into the issue they have crushed him. The UK Supreme Court's ruling was very clear on the matter and did him no favours in terms of public opinion. Taking to the ECHR and losing would be another serious blow.
- jgrahamc 11y agoI think that's the correct answer. So, rather than going up the legal hierarchy in Europe, Assange is attempting a political end-run by going to the UN.
- ars 11y agoThe bigger question is why is the UN going along with it. They already have basically no credibility - why make it worse? The UN should stop trying to tell countries what to do, no one listens to them anyway. Focus on helping when asked, and brokering voluntary treaties, when asked.
- ryanlol 11y agoBecause he has no need to go to ECHR, Swedish supreme court already sided with him.