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UK: High Court in London rules deportations to Rwanda lawful

2022-12-19T12:05:11.590Z


Great Britain wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, but due to legal disputes no deportation has been carried out so far. Now there is a verdict from London. But Europe continues to stand in the way of the British.


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"Stop the plane": Protests against the British government's planned deportations in the summer

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A British court has upheld the principle of the Conservative government's controversial plan for dealing with asylum seekers.

Sending migrants who have entered Britain illegally to East African Rwanda and having them apply for asylum there is in line with the Refugee Convention, the High Court in London ruled on Monday.

However, each individual case must be examined carefully.

The Rwanda plan is the central plan with which the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel.

However, the decision does not mean that the flights will now be continued.

Judge Clive Lewis ruled in principle for the government.

At the same time, however, he ruled that the cases of the eight refugees who had complained to the Ministry of the Interior had not been adequately examined and referred them back to the authority.

Several asylum seekers, aid organizations and the border guards' union had filed a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of the deportation agreement with Rwanda.

The agreement provides that those seeking protection who have illegally entered Great Britain, regardless of their nationality or origin, are brought to the East African country and given the opportunity to apply for asylum there in return for payments from the British government.

Even if they are recognized there as refugees, there should never be a return to Great Britain.

Britain has already paid Rwanda £140 million.

Human Rights Court halted deportation flight

As this is a first-instance decision, activists are expected to appeal the verdict.

Europe could also continue to thwart British plans.

The European Court of Human Rights had asked Great Britain not to fly out one of the refugees who were supposed to leave Great Britain on a first flight.

Because the ECtHR does not belong to the European Union but to the Council of Europe, it is also responsible for Great Britain.

After the judgment of the ECtHR, the flight was canceled at the last moment in June.

In order for Great Britain to be able to carry out deportations as planned, the country would first have to leave the Council of Europe.

Although Home Secretary Suella Braverman has considered this option in the past, no decision has been made to date.

With the controversial Rwanda pact, the conservative government intends to deter other people seeking protection from entering the United Kingdom.

Over the course of the year, 44,000 people have attempted to cross the English Channel in inflatable boats.

Again and again there are fatalities during the dangerous journey.

Four people died in a boat accident last week.

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Source: spiegel

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