The story of a great champion of human rights, Julian Assange, could have a sad epilogue because Ecuador is considering his extradition to The Hague.

Assange has been living in the embassy for more than a year, after Ecuador granted him political asylum, but Britain refused to let him leave the country by denying safe passage.

"We are seriously analyzing what we have to do in the coming months to turn to other venues, because we have been reinforcing diplomacy, making one proposal after another," but to no avail, Patino told state-run Gama TV.

Asked what other recourse was available to Ecuador, Patino said, "Going, for example, to the International Court of Justice to take up the issue."

It is "absolutely unacceptable" that Assange remains "holed up" at Ecuador's embassy, after nearly a year and a half, stressed Patino.

Britain has shown little interest "in finding a legal, political and diplomatic resolution" to the stalemate, said the minister.

Assange took refuge at the embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning in two sexual assault cases and likely to be rendered over to U.S. authorities instead.

The United States has reportedly prepared charges against him for espionage and other crimes for his role in revealing thousands of confidential and embarrassing, if not incriminating, documents and videos through his anti-secrecy website.

And how will it all end? Who knows? I can only hope that justice will be in favor of Assange.