K of H. If the alternative to seeking asylum was to likely end up in the US where his co conspirator was sentenced to 35 years, what would a rational person do?
On 30 November 2016, the United Nations rejected the United Kingdom's attempt to appeal the UN's February ruling in favour of Julian Assange. The decision .... The United Kingdom and Sweden are also parties to the 1951 Convention and are obligated to recognise the asylum decision of Ecuador.

Not a lot of point in having a UN body if the US and UK often ignore their rulings.