Ecuador has exposed Assange to 'serious' rights violations: UN rights expert

GENEVA: By terminating Julian Assange's diplomatic protection Ecuador has exposed the WikiLeaks founder to the risk of "serious violations of his human rights," a UN human rights experts told AFP on Thursday.

"By expelling Mr. Assange from the embassy, the Ecuadorian authorities have allowed the British authorities to arrest him, thus bringing him one (step) closer to extradition to the United States. By so doing, Ecuador has exposed Mr. Assange to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights," Agnes Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions, said in an email.