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In reply to the discussion: Vivienne Westwood uses London Fashion Week to declare support for Assange [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)112. You do realize that the US did not sign that OAS treaty?
America has never recognized diplomatic asylum. It appears to be a purely Latin-American concept.
Britain is not recognizing or accepting asylum in this case. All they are doing is respecting the sovereignty of the embassy - if Assange to to put one toe out of that embassy he would be arrested. If they recognized asylum then they would grant the free passage out of Britain that goes with acceptance.
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Vivienne Westwood uses London Fashion Week to declare support for Assange [View all]
reorg
Sep 2012
OP
A picture of herself labelled "I'm Julian Assange" sure calls awareness to climate, doesn't it?
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#11
Because we know governments never lie? That every action they take is with the purest intentions?
hack89
Sep 2012
#31
Question of Diplomatic Asylum : Report of the [UN] Secretary-General [22 September 1975]
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#98
The OAS is the only world organization with a treaty that recognizes diplomatic ayslum
hack89
Sep 2012
#102
Consent may already be present in the form of a treaty or unilateral declaration...
AntiFascist
Sep 2012
#118
The latest news of the direct US investigation of Assange's role in the cable leaks...
AntiFascist
Sep 2012
#41
The Swedish judicial system is one of the most fair and open systems in the world
hack89
Sep 2012
#51
Again, he seems to have no problem going to Sweden under the right circumstances...
AntiFascist
Sep 2012
#66
Has she forgotten how the Climategate emails, released by Wikileaks, scuttled the Copenhagen summit?
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#12