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Rwanda's transnational repression under the spotlight, as UK deportation blocked by EU court

A last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights blocked the British government from sending a plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amid the contraversial migrant deal signed between London and Kigali, a recent report published by the Washington-based think-tank Freedom House, has called out Rwanda as…

Radio France Internationale

No 10 not ruling out human rights convention withdrawal after Rwanda flight blow

Downing Street said all options were on the table, including pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Independent UK

India a global security power: U.S. top diplomat

‘I spoke to the Congress yesterday [June 8], and they want to talk about the India relationship because they see this is the anchor in the Indo Pacific. This is the way that we guarantee security, not only for Asia, but for the United States and for the rest of…

The Hindu

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What happens next after first Rwanda deportation flight grounded?

European Court of Human Rights makes eleventh-hour intervention leaving hated immigration policy stalled on the tarmac as defiant government promises new legal challenge

The Independent UK

‘All options on the table’: Downing Street confirms Boris Johnson considering withdrawal from human rights treaty

All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

The Independent UK

Saudi pro-government commentators relish Biden's about-face on kingdom

Saudi pro-government commentators are gloating over U.S. President Joe Biden's planned visit next month, saying the U.S. leader's about-turn on his vow to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" reflected the kingdom's importance in global affairs.

Reuters

Patel vows to push ahead with Rwanda plan despite legal battles

Home Secretary Priti Patel defended the policy after the first flight was effectively blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.

The Independent UK

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ITV Good Morning Britain viewers make demand over Richard Madeley after 'stupid' Rwanda question

The presenter and co-host Susanna Reid were talking to ITV News' Paul Brand about the refugee scheme

Manchester Evening News

Rwanda flight: ECHR asylum seekers decision meaning - and what happens next

Priti Patel is giving a statement to Parliament on the Rwanda flight after the European Court of Human Rights grounded a plane carrying asylum seekers. We explain what's going on, the ECHR and what's next

Daily Mirror

Moment Boris Johnson vowed to keep human rights laws he's now trashing over Rwanda

Boris Johnson declared 'Keep the European Convention, it's a fine thing. Get out of the EU' during the referendum campaign

Daily Mirror

What is the ECHR and how did it intervene in UK’s Rwanda flight plans?

International court that grounded deportation flight was established in 1959 to stop human rights abuses

The Guardian - UK

The court that grounded the UK Government’s Rwanda flight

THE cancellation of the first flight under the Government’s controversial Rwanda policy after last-minute intervention has focused attention on…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers dismiss Tory MPs’ calls to quit European court after Rwanda flight grounded

Minister says he would not ‘advocate withdrawing from the ECHR’

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘highly confident’ Rwanda deportation flights will go ahead

Tory MPs furious at a late-night ruling by the European Court of Human Rights halted the first departure.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 revives prospect of UK leaving European convention on human rights after Labour calls Rwanda plans ‘a shambles’ – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Government should hold Rwanda flights until after judicial review, says lawyer

Frances Swaine, who represents a man due to be flown to Rwanda, said the Government should consider whether it is worth it ‘financially or legally’.

The Independent UK

How has the European Court of Human Rights grounded the UK’s Rwanda plan?

The first flight due to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda did not take off following an interim ruling by the Strasbourg court.

WEKU

U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setback

A Tuesday flight was canceled after the European Court of Human Rights, which said the British plan had a chance of causing "irreversible harm."

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The Independent UK

What is the European Court of Human Rights? Key questions as Rwanda flight grounded

Deportation flight was scheduled to depart UK on Tuesday night

Daily Mirror

UK preparing for next Rwanda deportation flight - but top Tory won't say when

Therese Coffey said ministers were 'highly confident' the next flight would go ahead after a late intervention from the European Court of Human Rights

Evening Standard

Rwanda protests: Nine people arrested blocking road near Heathrow in anti-migrant flights demo

Activists from Stop Deportations lay in the road at the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre on the A4 on Tuesday night and unfurled banners condemning the Government’s controversial policy

The Independent UK

Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10

Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policy

The Guardian - UK

‘Tens of thousands’ to a cancelled flight: how No 10’s Rwanda plan began to fall apart

A timeline of Home Office’s plans to send asylum seekers to Kigali – and what may happen next

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: Israel Has Turned Gaza into Open-Air Prison

Human Rights Watch described Gaza as an "open-air prison" 15 years after Israel imposed a siege on in wake of the Hamas takeover of the coastal enclave. "Israel’s sweeping restrictions on leaving Gaza deprive its more than two million residents of opportunities to better their lives," HRW said. "Israel should…

Manchester Evening News

Priti Patel says preparation for next Rwanda flight 'begins now' after first plane cancelled

The initial flight was cancelled at the last minute after a late intervention from the European Court of Human Rights

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