Britain Prepares to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
nytimesAUG 2022
The ECHR has undermined British sovereignty with its 11th-hour intervention. The UK Supreme Court, the highest court in the country, had already rejected injunctions to this prudent plan, yet judges in Strasbourg cost the UK taxpayer at least £500K by interfering with government policy. Boris Johnson should lead the UK to walk away from the ECHR.
The ECHR was forced to intervene to stop a draconian policy that would have violated the rights of asylum seekers from proceeding. Some of those scheduled to fly on Tues. were victims of torture who have a right to have their cases decided in Britain. Despite the defensive reaction of the Conservative government, the policy is too legally questionable to be forced through.
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