WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, the court has confirmed.
The federal government says it will continue to offer consular assistance to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after the United Kingdom's decision that his extradition to the United States can proceed.
Amnesty International has called on US authorities to drop the charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and urged British authorities to release him immediately.
Julian Assange's partner has described him as "an innocent man accused of practising journalism" as she arrived at a legal hearing which will see the US government challenge a judge's decision not to extradite him to America on espionage charges.
