(CNN) -- The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will meet with Ecuadoran authorities Monday to urge them to grant her son asylum. Christine Assange, who arrived in the capital city Quito on Saturday, told reporters she will appeal to Ecuador's stance on human rights. "Surely, the president and his staff will make the best decision," Christine Assange said, according to a report in the state-run El Ciudadano website. Her son has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since applying for political asylum on June 19. He is seeking to avoid being sent to Sweden over claims of rape and sexual molestation and said he fears if he is extradited there, Swedish authorities could hand him over to the United States.