Emergency resolution: Free Julian Assange

On 5th May 2023, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva at a meeting with Rishi Sunak called for the freedom of Julian Assange. His support is part of a growing international clamour for his release.

Conference notes that Julian Assange remains locked alone in a six feet by 12 feet cell in Belmarsh Prison merely for receiving and publishing truthful information that revealed US war crimes.

Conference further notes that if extradited to the United States, Julian Assange, father of two young British children, would face a sentence of 175 years in prison.

Conference demands immediate release, charges to be dropped, safe passage to the secure location of his choosing, and compensation for the psychological torture and arbitrary detention he has endured.

Conference calls on the Executive Council to campaign to stop the extradition of Julian Assange to the US and to write to the Home Secretary, the Shadow Home Secretary, and the Shadow Justice Secretary making the union’s case on this issue.