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ABOVE INTERNATIONAL LAW? UK STANDS BY RWANDA DEPORTATION SCHEME

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What does today's Britain stand for? Do illegal migrants deserve to be deported thousands of kilometers away to a country they have never been to? An eleventh-hour ruling from the European Court of Human Rights is for now halting the maiden flight in a scheme to send them to Rwanda. Despite outcry that extends all the way up to Prince Charles and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the government vows to fight it with even veiled hints at reviewing its relationship with the ECHR.

Added on the 15/06/2022 20:24:09 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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