European Court of human rights made dramatic 11-hour government intervention, controversial plans send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which could lead to the stoppage of the first flight to the East African country.
Lawyers for one of asylum seekers due to fly out tonight made successful emergency appeal to the ECtHR after exhaustion of applications to the UK courts.
decision it’s a blow for Boris Johnson’s flagship policy of sending asylum seekers 4,000 miles to an East African country.
This happens after prime minister threatened to take over Great Britain out of ECtHR and accused lawyers of assistance to criminals exploiting refugees in channel.
The initial decision in the letter of the court states that the asylum seeker should not to be removed on Tuesday evening. Sources state that these grounds apply to all asylum seekers. facing removal, so all asylum seekers due to board the plane tonight can rely on on this is decision from the court.
This is what the court said took specific account of evidence from UNHCR that asylum seekers transferred from the UK to Rwanda will not access to fair and efficient procedures for definition.
decision also quoted Mr Justice Swift’s decision, who although he refused to issue an injunction to stop today’s flight, answered the question of whether treat Rwanda as a safe third country was irrational or founded on “insufficient investigation” gave rise to “serious litigation”.
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