Thursday, December 16, 2010

Freedom of speech

This last week or so has seen the ridiculous charge against Julian Assange, the creator of Wikileaks, in Sweden of rape.

This charge refers to him having consensual sex with two women, one with whom he used a condom and the other with whom he didn't. This is a unique law to Sweden that is equated with rape. It is not acceptable to me that rape is being trivialised and the definition is being misused, in this case against a man that cannot be legally arrested for his 'offences' against the American government for printing leaked documents on Wikileaks, but who can be arrested for 'rape'.

Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press are two vital rights that must not be allowed to be violated. One of the most effective ways to keep organisations, individuals and governments 'honest', is if there is transparency of action.

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