Julian Assange is entitled to "humane and fair treatment" the federal government says, as the WikiLeaks founder won a small victory in his fight to avoid extradition to the United States.
Plans by American prosecutors to extradite the 52-year-old from the United Kingdom and put him on trial for the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables have been put on hold after London's High Court on Tuesday said US authorities must provide assurances he will not face the death penalty.
Two UK High Court judges said they would grant Assange, who has been held in a London high-security prison since 2019, a new appeal if US authorities do not give such assurances within three weeks.
