PACE hearing on Julian Assanges detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights

Watch the testimony given by Julian Assange to a parliamentary hearing of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg the first time he has spoken publicly since his release. On Wednesday 2 October, the Assembly is due to hold a plenary debate and vote on his detention and conviction and its chilling effects on human rights based on a report by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC). Mr Assange is expected to be watching from the public gallery. Full announcement and practical information on the hearing: More on the committee s position: Full report by Ms Ævarsdóttir: Documents for the plenary debate: