UN human rights experts rallied to Julian Assange on Thursday, criticising Ecuador and Britain over his arrest and warning of grave consequences should he be extradited to the United States.
British police, acting on behalf of Washington, arrested the WikiLeaks founder at Ecuador's embassy in London after Quito terminated the diplomatic protection he had held for nearly seven years.
The United Nations special rapporteur on arbitrary, summary or extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, told AFP that Ecuador's decision "has exposed Mr. Assange to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights."
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