Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Ecuador's foreign minister on Tuesday accused the British government of trampling on the human rights of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by refusing to allow him to travel to Ecuador, which granted him political asylum almost a year ago. "By not granting him safe passage they are violating the human rights of a citizen, and every day that passes the effects of that violation hurt the person more and more," foreign minister Ricardo Patino told Reuters. "It's a whole year that this gentleman has spent without feeling the sun, and that's really serious ... because this decision has been taken by a state that says it protects human rights." |