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Correspondence on detention of Julian Assange.
UNWG report on Arbitrary Detention and Julian Assange
Response to WGAD on Julian Assange (2).
Response to WGAD on Julian Assange.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament about developments in the extradition proceedings against Julian Assange, and discussions with Ecuador.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The United Kingdom has submitted a formal response to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) relating to the case of Julian Assange.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
"We are determined to carry out our legal obligation to see Julian Assange extradited to Sweden" said Foreign Secretary William Hague today.
Hugo Swire and the British Ambassador in Quito reiterate the need for Ecuador to expedite the Swedish Prosecutor's interview
The UK will formally contest the opinion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that Julian Assange is a victim of arbitrary detention.
A statement from Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Julian Assange, tuition fees and Mike Hancock.
This right of reply was delivered at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on 13 September 2017.
Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister Patiño agreed to keep channels of communication open, but made no breakthrough on Julian Assange.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Mitchell on 3 September 2019.
Minister for the Americas, the Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP, met the new Ecuadorean Foreign Minister, Guillaume Long, in London on 20 June.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino in New York today.
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