'The Six Billion Dollar Man' Deadline In May 2019, the UN Special Rapporteur for Torture examined Julian Assange in a UK prison, where the WikiLeaks founder was incarcerated after Ecuador forced him out of its embassy in London. Rapporteur Nils Nelzer concluded Assange “showed all symptoms typical for prolonged exposure to psychological torture.” Related Stories Documentary Director Eugene Jarecki On Prospect Of U. S. Acquisition For His Julian Assange Doc: “Catnip For American Distributors” – Cannes Studio Below The Line 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Grammys, Guilds & More Melzer wrote, “In 20 years of work with victims of war, violence and political persecution I have never seen a group of democratic States ganging up to deliberately isolate, demonize and abuse a single individual for such a long time and with so little regard for human dignity and the rule of law.” The nature of the alleged campaign against Assange by the U. S., UK and other countries gets detailed analysis in Eugene Jarecki’s Oscar-contending documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man, winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
