Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is set to speak publicly for the first time since his release in June.
In an announcement made Wednesday, Wikileaks announced Assange would travel from Australia to Strasbourg on October 1.
WikiLeaks announced that Assange, 53, will testify before the committee on legal affairs and human rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
The WikiLeaks statement said: "The report confirms that Assange qualifies as a political prisoner and calls on the UK to conduct an independent review into whether he was exposed to inhuman or degrading treatment.
"The report discusses how governments employ both legal and extralegal measures to suppress dissent across borders, which poses significant threats to press freedom and human rights."
With Russia excluded, the Council of Europe, which guards human rights, has 46 members. It is not affiliated with the European Union.
On June 30, Assange returned to his native Australia after spending the previous 12 years in foreign embassy asylum and prison in the UK.