UN expert to Ecuador: Don't expel Julian Assange from embassy

UN expert to Ecuador: Don't expel Julian Assange from embassy

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/un-expert-to-ecuador-dont-expel-julian-assange-from-embassy/

"If Mr. Assange were to be expelled from the Embassy of Ecuador… [it] could expose him to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights," Melzer said in a release. "Extradition without due process safeguards, including an individual risk assessment and adequate protection measures violates international law, particularly if the destination state practices the death penalty and has not disclose the criminal charges held against the person concerned."

Assange may be expelled from the embassy, where he has lived for almost seven years, after Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said he had "repeatedly violated" the terms of his asylum, according to Reuters. Assange in October sued Ecuador for allegedly violating his "fundamental rights and freedom."