Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is “extremely pleased” by the stand taken by the United Nations in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In a report issued today, a UN committee of five independent experts said it regarded the Australian’s confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London as “arbitrary detention.”
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Assange has the “right to freedom of movement” and to “compensation.” However, the committee’s finding is not binding and the UK police have already reiterated that they will arrest Assange as soon as he sets foot outside the embassy.