Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange The United Nations special rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, accuses the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden of "ganging up" on Julian Assange and subjecting him to "psychological torture" and "collective persecution" after spending seven years living inside London's Ecuadorian Embassy. Julian Assange Is Suffering Psychological Torture, U.N. Expert Says © The New York Times Sources: The New York Times