Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has described a UN ruling, that he has been arbitrarily detained by the UK and Sweden, as a "victory" for himself and the "independence of the UN.
Appearing on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he said that the UN ruling is "legally binding" in response to comments from the Foreign Secretary that he remains a "fugitive of justice".
Mr Assange is wanted for extradition on a rape accusation in Sweden.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hailed the UN working group's ruling that he has been deprived his liberty by the UK and Sweden as "a really significant victory that has brought a smile to my face".
Addressing reporters at a press conference via video from inside the Ecuadorian embassy, Mr Assange said the ruling in his favour is the "end of the road" for the legal arguments put forward by the two countries.
"Put simply, those arguments lost," Mr Assange said. "There is no appeal. The time for appeal is over."
He attacked the Foreign Office's rejection of the panel's decision as insulting and said it was a matter for the UN to enforce its decisions.
A five-person panel became four before even looking at the Assange case and ended with the group divided and ridiculed by Philip Hammond.
From his 2010 arrest warrant to a UN expert panel's call for the WikiLeaks founder to be freed, review the key dates in the Assange case.
Read the full statement by the UN panel, calling for Julian Assange's "right to compensation" and for his "deprivation of liberty" to end.