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Audio: Nils Meltzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Discusses Case of Julian Assange
Nils Melzer (born 1970) is a Swiss academic, author and practitioner in the field of international law. Since 1 November 2016, Melzer has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.