A top official at the United Nations has accused the United States government of using torture in its efforts to obtain testimony from Chelsea Manning. The accusation was made in a letter written by Nils Melzer in November, although it was only released on December 31. Melzer is a special UN rapporteur on torture.
of using torture in its efforts to obtain testimony from Chelsea Manning. The accusation was made in a letter written by Nils Melzer in November, although it was only released on December 31. Melzer is a special UN rapporteur on torture.separate statement
discussing the global backlash we’ve seen in the past decade when it comes to human rights. Gilmour, who is leaving the United Nations after a 31 year career there, most recently served as the secretary-general for human rights. He makes special note of the decline in protections for women and LGBTQ people, and directs criticism regarding attacks on some of the most vulnerable groups in society toward “populist authoritarian nationalists” in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Manning, detained on May 16th for her refusal to testify before a grand jury, is currently being held in the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia where prosecutors hope they will apparently be able to torture her into testifying in a trial to convict Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. She was originally sentenced to 35 years in military prison for her involvement in WikiLeaks before President Obama commuted her sentence in 2017.
, but wider attention being drawn to the injustices she’s suffering will hopefully bolster support for her case.
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