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Le Club suisse de la Presse – Geneva Press Club,
a le plaisir d’inviter ses membres, les journalistes suisses et étrangers
à une conférence de presse intitulée : |
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Vendredi 4 juin 2021 à 14h00
Evénement hybride (présentiel et en ligne) |
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Avec la participation de: |
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Nils Melzer
Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur la torture
Stella Morris
Fiancée de Julian Assange
Denis Masmejan
Secrétaire général, Reporters Sans Frontières Suisse
Jean Rossiaud
Ex-député Genève, initiateur idée visa suisse pour Assange
Davide Dormino
Sculpteur (AnythingToSay?)
Sarah Ducret
Association des usagers des Bains des Pâquis |
Frédérique Perler
Maire de Genève
(dès le 1er juin)
Yves Daccord
Directeur général du CICR (2010 - 2020), ancien journaliste
Carlo Sommaruga
Conseiller aux Etats, parlement suisse
Antoine Vey
Avocat de Julian Assange
Blaise Lempen
Président de Press Emblem Campaign
John Rees
Auteur britannique, activiste |
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Modérateur :
Pierre Rueschi
Directeur exécutif du Club suisse de la presse |
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C’est au nom des valeurs humanitaires enracinées à Genève, Cité de paix et des droits de l’homme, qu’une dizaine de personnalités, dont le rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur la torture Nils Melzer et la Maire de Genève, se mobilisent le 4 juin prochain pour lancer l’“Appel de Genève pour libérer Assange” #GVA_FreeAssange. La statue “AnythingToSay dédiée aux lanceurs d’alerte Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning ainsi qu’à Julian Assange sera en même temps installée sur la jetée des Pâquis face au Jet d’eau de Genève.
Le fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange, actuellement en isolement cellulaire à la prison de haute sécurité de Belmarsh à Londres, fait l’objet d’une demande d’extradition des Etats-Unis où il risque une condamnation à 175 ans de prison pour violation de la loi sur l’espionnage (Espionage Act). Un premier refus de l’extrader, prononcé le 4 janvier dernier par la justice britannique, était uniquement motivé par le risque de suicide du prévenu dans le système carcéral américain et fait actuellement l’objet d’un recours.
L’état de santé de Julian Assange s’est gravement détérioré. Selon Nils Melzer, les conditions d’emprisonnement du rédacteur en chef de WikiLeaks relèvent “de la torture psychologique, de traitement cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. Julian Assange n’a d’autre tort que d’avoir dit la vérité”. Les accusations portées contre l’Australien de 49 ans constituent une grave atteinte à la liberté de la presse. Toute condamnation confirmerait un acte de censure et un précédent aux conséquences alarmantes pour l’ensemble des médias et pour le bon fonctionnement de la démocratie. L’Appel de Genève qui comprend six exigences sera rendu public et ouvert à signature le 4 juin sur www.pressclub.ch.
Inauguration publique de la statue AnythingToSay
Installée sur la jetée des Pâquis, face au Jet d’eau, la sculpture de Davide Dormino AnythingToSay? représentant les lanceurs d’alerte Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning ainsi que Julian Assange sera officiellement inaugurée le samedi 5 juin, soit le lendemain du lancement de l’Appel de Genève. Nombre d’éminents invités prendront part à l’inauguration.
L’association des usagers des Bains des Pâquis, initiatrice et organisatrice de l’événement, présentera également une exposition sur les lanceurs d’alerte et animera un débat à 18h. Tout au long de la journée, le public pourra manifester sa solidarité et chacun pourra s’installer tour à tour sur la statue à la place dévolue au citoyen. (Les mesures sanitaires en vigueur seront strictement appliquées)
Contexte de la mobilisation de Genève pour Assange
Le 4 janvier dernier, la justice britannique a refusé de procéder à l’extradition de Julian Assange vers les Etats-Unis où il est la cible de 18 actes d’accusations dont 17 pour violation de la loi sur l’espionnage (Espionage Act) datant de plus de 100 ans. Les quelque 700’000 documents classifiés et rendus publics par Julian Assange, souvent en collaboration avec des médias, ont notamment révélé le massacre en 2007 d’une dizaine de civils dont deux journalistes par l’armée américaine. La vidéo de cette attaque menée par hélicoptère, a été diffusée en 2010 avec un retentissement mondial.
Genève est le siège du Conseil des droits de l’homme et d’innombrables organisations internationales comme non gouvernementales (ONG) pour la défense des droits humains, de la liberté d’expression et de la liberté de la presse. Cet engagement lui confère des responsabilités particulières pour promouvoir ces valeurs en Suisse et dans le monde.
Pour tout renseignement et demandes d’interviews s’adresser à:
Pierre Ruetschi, directeur exécutif du Club suisse de la presse: info@pressclub.ch
Plus d’informations sur:
www.pressclub.ch
www.bains-des-paquis.ch
www.anythingtosay.com |
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The Geneva Press Club - le Club suisse de la Presse
is pleased to invite its members, Swiss and foreign journalists
to a press conference entitled: |
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Friday, June 4st 2021 at 2:00pm
Hybrid event (face-to-face and online) |
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With the participation of: |
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Nils Melzer
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Stella Morris
Julian Assange's fiancée
Denis Masmejan
Secretary general, Reporters Without Borders Switzerland
Jean Rossiaud
Former Geneva parliamentarian, initiator of the Swiss visa idea for Assange
Davide Dormino
Sculpteur (AnythingToSay?)
Sarah Ducret
Association des usagers des Bains des Pâquis |
Frédérique Perler
Mayor of Geneva (from June 1st)
Yves Daccord
Director General of the ICRC (2010 - 2020), former journalist
Carlo Sommaruga
State Councillor, Swiss Parliament
Antoine Vey
Julian Assange's attorney
Blaise Lempen
President of Press Emblem Campaign
John Rees
British author, activist |
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Moderator
Pierre Rueschi
Moderator, Executive Director of the Geneva Press Club |
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In the name of the humanitarian values rooted in Geneva, City of Peace and Human Rights, a dozen personalities, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer and the Mayor of Geneva, are mobilizing on June 4 to launch the "Geneva Call to Free Assange" #GVA_FreeAssange. The "AnythingToSay" statue dedicated to whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning as well as to Julian Assange will be installed at the same time on the Pâquis pier in front of the Geneva Jet d'eau.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently held in solitary confinement at the Belmarsh maximum security prison in London, is the subject of an extradition request from the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison for violations of the Espionage Act.An initial refusal to extradite him, issued on January 4 by the British judiciary, was based solely on the risk of suicide for the defendant in the American prison system and is currently being appealed by the United States.
Julian Assange's state of health has seriously deteriorated. According to Nils Melzer, the conditions of imprisonment of the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief amount to "psychological torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Julian Assange has committed no other crime than telling the truth". The charges against the 49-year-old Australian are a serious attack on the freedom of the press. Any conviction would confirm an act of censorship and a precedent with alarming consequences for all media and for the proper functioning of democracy.The Geneva Call, which includes six demands, will be made public and open for signature on June 4 at www.pressclub.ch.
Public inauguration of the AnythingToSay?
Installed on the Pâquis pier, in front of the Geneva Jet d'eau, the sculpture by Davide Dormino AnythingToSay? representing whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, June 5, the day after the launch of the Geneva Call. Eminent personalities will take part to the inauguration. Many eminent guests will take part in the inauguration.
The Association of users of the Bains des Pâquis, initiator and organizer of the event, will also present an exhibition on whistleblowers and will host a debate at 6pm. Throughout the day, the public will be able to show their solidarity and everyone will be able to take turns to stand on the statue in the place assigned to the citizen. (The sanitary measures in force will be strictly applied)
Context of the Geneva mobilization for Assange
On January 4, the British justice system refused to proceed with the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, where he is the target of 18 indictments, 17 of which are for violations of the Espionage Act, which dates back more than 100 years. The 700,000 or so classified documents made public by Julian Assange, often in collaboration with the media, have revealed the massacre in 2007 of a dozen civilians, including two journalists, by the US army. The video of this attack carried out by helicopter was broadcast in 2010 with worldwide repercussions.
Geneva is the seat of the Human Rights Council and of countless international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the defense of human rights, freedom of expression and freedom of the press. This commitment gives it special responsibility for promoting these values in Switzerland and around the world.
For further information and interview requests, please contact
Pierre Ruetschi, Executive Director of the Geneva Press Club/Club suisse de la presse: info@pressclub.ch
More informations on:
www.pressclub.ch
www.bains-des-paquis.ch
www.anythingtosay.com |
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#ANYTHING TO SAY
Texte date
dès le 5 juin - vernissage à 11h00
Lignes
#ANYTHING TO SAY
Dès le 5 juin à 11h00 Association des usagers-x-ères des Bains des Pâquis a le plaisir d’accueillir, en collaboration avec le Club suisse de la presse, l’oeuvre publique #Anything to Say? créée par l’artiste italien Davide Dormino.
Ce monument en bronze représente, debout sur trois chaises, les célèbres lanceurs d’alerte Julian Assange, Edward Snowden et Chelsea Manning, devenus des icônes mondiales de la liberté d’expression. La sculpture interpelle et invite les personnes à se lever sur la quatrième chaise libre pour y prendre position.
Vernissage le 5 juin à 11h00
Pour célébrer l’événement, plusieurs personnalités nous font l’honneur de prendre la parole lors du discours d’inauguration. Ces mêmes invités participeront à l’Appel de Genève, lancé par le Club suisse de la presse, pour réclamer la libération de Julian Assange.
#GVA_FreeAssange #anythingtosay
Plus d’informations:
www.anythingtosay.com
www.davidedormino.com
https://pressclub.ch/
www.charlesglass.net
PRESS CONFERENCE
Geneva calls for the immediate release of Julian Assange
Press conference on June 4 at 2 pm.
• In person, at the Bains des Pâquis restaurant, Quai Wilson, Geneva
• By videoconference on Zoom
Registration
Media are requested to register on www.pressclub.ch
The press conference will also be broadcast to all audiences in live streaming (without the
possibility of intervention)
With the presence and participation of:
Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Stella Morris, Julian Assange's fiancée
Frédérique Perler, Mayor of Geneva (from June 1st)
Yves Daccord, Director General of the ICRC (2010 - 2020), former journalist
Carlo Sommaruga, State Councillor, Swiss Parliament
Antoine Vey, Julian Assange's attorney
Denis Masmejan, secretary general, Reporters Without Borders Switzerland
Jean Rossiaud, former geneva parliamentarian, initiator of the Swiss visa idea for Assange,
Blaise Lempen, president of Press Emblem Campaign (PEC)
John Rees, British author, activist
Davide Dormino, sculptor (AnythingToSay?), member of DiEM25
Sarah Ducret, Association des Usagers des Bains des Pâquis.
Geneva/May 25 - In the name of the humanitarian values rooted in Geneva, City of Peace
and Human Rights, a dozen personalities, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Nils Melzer and the Mayor of Geneva, are mobilizing on June 4 to launch the "Geneva Call to
Free Assange" #GVA_FreeAssange. The "AnythingToSay" statue dedicated to
whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning as well as to Julian Assange will be
installed at the same time on the Pâquis pier in front of the Geneva Jet d'eau.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently held in solitary confinement at the Belmarsh
maximum security prison in London, is the subject of an extradition request from the United
States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison for violations of the Espionage Act.An initial
refusal to extradite him, issued on January 4 by the British judiciary, was based solely on the
risk of suicide for the defendant in the American prison system and is currently being
appealed by the United States.
Julian Assange's state of health has seriously deteriorated. According to Nils Melzer, the
conditions of imprisonment of the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief amount to "psychological torture,
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Julian Assange has committed no other crime than
telling the truth". The charges against the 49-year-old Australian are a serious attack on the
freedom of the press. Any conviction would confirm an act of censorship and a precedent
with alarming consequences for all media and for the proper functioning of democracy.The
Geneva Call, which includes six demands, will be made public and open for signature on
June 4 at www.pressclub.ch.
Public inauguration of the AnythingToSay?
Installed on the Pâquis pier, in front of the Geneva Jet d'eau, the sculpture by Davide
Dormino anythingToSay? representing whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning
and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, June 5, the
day after the launch of the Geneva Call. Eminent personalities will take part to the
inauguration. Many eminent guests will take part in the inauguration.
The Association of users of the Bains des Pâquis, initiator and organizer of the event, will
also present an exhibition on whistleblowers and will host a debate at 6pm. Throughout the
day, the public will be able to show their solidarity and everyone will be able to take turns to
stand on the statue in the place assigned to the citizen. (The sanitary measures in force will
be strictly applied)
Context of the Geneva mobilization for Assange
On January 4, the British justice system refused to proceed with the extradition of Julian
Assange to the United States, where he is the target of 18 indictments, 17 of which are for
violations of the Espionage Act, which dates back more than 100 years. The 700,000 or so
classified documents made public by Julian Assange, often in collaboration with the media,
have revealed the massacre in 2007 of a dozen civilians, including two journalists, by the US
army. The video of this attack carried out by helicopter was broadcast in 2010 with worldwide
repercussions.
Geneva is the seat of the Human Rights Council and of countless international and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for the defense of human rights, freedom of expression
and freedom of the press. This commitment gives it special responsibility for promoting these
values in Switzerland and around the world.
For further information and interview requests, please contact
Pierre Ruetschi, Executive Director of the Geneva Press Club/Club suisse de la presse:
info@pressclub.ch
More informations on: www.pressclub.ch, www.bains-des-paquis.ch,
www.anythingtosay.com
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