FOI document releases show that behind the press releases and statements of concern, lie the facts of the Australian government’s knowing support for some of the gravest human rights crimes of the century.
Kellie Tranter
KELLIE TRANTER is a lawyer, researcher, and human rights advocate. She tweets from @KellieTranter
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First the CIA, now the US Dept of Justice, could take actions that would see WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dead.
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