The canton of Geneva could ask Bern to issue a humanitarian visa to Julian Assange, the 48 year old WikiLeaks founder, according to the newspaper Tribune de Genève. Jean Rossiaud, a member of the canton’s parliament and the Green party, is behind the project. Last week he confirmed on Swiss television that he had met […]
Call to offer Assange asylum in Switzerland
A group of Swiss lawyers have asked the Federal Council, Switzerland’s executive, to grant Julian Assange asylum, according to the newspaper Tribune de Genève. The 22 lawyers, mostly from Zurich, justify their request on the grounds of promoting civil society, human rights and press freedom. Among the lawyers are Marcel Bosonnet, Philip Stolkin and Bernard […]