Disregard for UN ruling on Julian Assange's detention will be a blow to human rights

By Melinda Taylor
Updated February 8 2016 - 10:08am, first published 9:19am
Julian Assange, pictured on the balcony of Ecuador's London embassy, with the UN report that says he is being 'arbitrarily detained' by Britain and Sweden. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth
Julian Assange, pictured on the balcony of Ecuador's London embassy, with the UN report that says he is being 'arbitrarily detained' by Britain and Sweden. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth

In September 2014, Julian Assange filed a complaint against Sweden and Britain with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD).

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