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No responsible person should have formed a judgment one way or the other as to whether Assange is guilty of anything in Sweden. He has not even been charged, let alone tried or convicted, of sexual assault, and he is entitled to a presumption of innocence. The accusations made against him are serious ones, and deserve to be taken seriously and accorded a fair and legal resolution.

But the WikiLeaks founder, like everyone else, is fully entitled to invoke all of his legal rights, and it’s profoundly reckless and irresponsible to suggest, as some have, that he has done anything wrong by doing so. Seeking asylum on the grounds of claimed human rights violations is a longstanding and well-recognized right in international law. It is unseemly, at best, to insist that he forego his rights in order to herd him as quickly as possible to Sweden.

Assange’s Right to Asylum by Glenn Greenwald (via jonathan-cunningham)

this quote is some bullshit because it really upholds this idea that we shouldn’t belive victims of sexual assault when they say they are assaulted and rather should go with some supposed neutrality stance of innocent before proved guilty. no. fuck you. no.

(via strugglingtobeheard)

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There is nothing pro-woman, nothing feminist, nothing right about jumping on the ban-wagon and ignoring facts. Nobody is saying he should not answer for the allegations - but to ignore the context of the situation and to insist that he immediately be extradited is irresponsible and backwards.

Here is a more elaborate explanation of my thoughts about the allegations, in which I talk about why, as a survivor of sexual violence, I feel obliged to pay special attention to all of the facts (and there are many that are muddled and dishonestly represented in the media) surrounding the situation.

(via strugglingtobeheard)

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