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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Walker and Rajeev Syal

Rwanda flights: Britain reminded of obligation to obey ECHR orders

Two police officers walk in grounds near to where a Boeing 767 sits on the runway at the military base in Amesbury, Salisbury, preparing to take a number of asylum seekers to Rwanda.
The UK government is seeking to get deportation flights started as early as spring. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The UK would break international law if it ignored emergency orders from the European court of human rights to stop asylum seekers being flown to Rwanda, the head of the court has said.

Síofra O’Leary, the ECHR president, told a press conference there was a “clear obligation” for member states to take account of rule 39 orders, interim injunctions issued by the Strasbourg-based court.

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