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Tory pressure builds on Johnson over blocked deportations

Boris Johnson faces growing pressure from his ruling party to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, amid frustration that a court ruling scuppered the government’s flagship immigration plan this week.

Tribune News Service

Security 'cheered' as Rwanda deportation flight halted and refugees let off plane

The flight scheduled to take asylum seekers to Rwanda was grounded at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wilts, at the last minute on Tuesday after European judges intervened on human rights grounds

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says he is confident of the legality of UK's Rwanda migrant plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he was confident of the legality of his government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after the first flight was blocked at the last minute by the European human rights court.

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Jamaica Supreme Court sides with challenge to detentions under states of emergency

(This story corrects to replace "top court" with "Supreme Court" in headline and first paragraph)

Reuters

Refugees to be electronically tagged and prosecuted if they don’t comply under ‘draconian’ Home Office plan

Ministers accused of treating people seeking refuge as criminals in ‘dehumanising’ move

The Independent UK

Linguistic shift to English leads Rwanda to host its first Commonwealth summit

Rwanda is gearing up host the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from June 20-25 in the capital Kigali. The East African country, which has dropped French in favour of English in schools, wants to use the summit to promote its tourism and hospitality sector. But NGOs that are highly…

France 24

‘Frankly quite stupid’: rights groups condemn Biden’s Saudi Arabia visit

Critics question value of US president’s visit, raising fears it will endanger dissidents and legitimise regime’s human rights stance

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UK slammed over 'xenophobic' policies as Raab plots major human rights changes

DOMINIC Raab has been slated by the SNP’s Joanna Cherry for planning to introduce a new Bill of Rights designed to speed up removal of Channel…

The National (Scotland)

Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants

Greece is reportedly employing third-country nationals to help expel asylum seekers across the land border with Turkey.

Al Jazeera

US slams ‘offensive comments’ on Prophet by BJP members in India

State Department spokesman says the US ‘encourages India to promote respect for human rights’.

Al Jazeera

UN: "Gross violations" took place in Mariupol and tragedy for civilians "is far from over"

Remaining residents now face a "dire" situation, UN Human Rights chief warns.

Axios

Government creating ‘hostile environment’ for peaceful protesters, MPs warn

Fresh push at crackdown poses ‘unacceptable threat’, says Joint Committee on Human Rights

The Independent UK

Ministers creating ‘hostile environment’ for protesters, say MPs

Human rights committee including peers says public order bill lacks nuance and targets peaceful protests

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of creating ‘hostile environment’ for peaceful protest

Joint Committee on Human Rights said new measures to stop ‘disruptive’ actions will have a ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate protests.

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Armed bandits now control Haiti’s largest courthouse after violent takeover

SWAT and other specialized units of the Haiti National Police were moving in and out of Port-au-Prince’s main courthouse as they tried to figure out how to carry an oversized safe with sensitive documents from some of the country’s most high-profile criminal cases out of the former U.S. government building…

Belfast Live

Use of spit and bite guards to be made permanent in frontline policing in Northern Ireland

Their use has been opposed by human rights groups and children's charities.

The Independent UK

Use of spit and bite guards to be made permanent in Northern Ireland policing

The move comes despite opposition from four groups including Amnesty International and the Children’s Law Centre.

Al Jazeera

In Tanzania, the Maasai fight eviction over state conservation plot

To the Maasai, the land is an ancestral asset fundamental to their pastoralist lifestyle but the state has other plans.

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The Independent UK

How Raab is considering a Bill of Rights to force through Rwanda flights

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up by the Council of Europe, an organisation which Winston Churchill was instrumental in founding.

Al Jazeera

Is the EU deal with Israel and Egypt a way out from Russian gas?

Critics argue that the EU will face problems dealing with Israel and Egypt despite Brussels’s enthusiasm.

The Guardian - UK

Raab says court was wrong to block Rwanda deportation flight

Decision by European court of human rights strengthens case for overhaul of UK laws, says deputy PM

The Independent UK

UN rights chief admits she wasn’t allowed to speak to a single current Uyghur detainee during Xinjiang visit

Michelle Bachelete says her visit remained under Beijing’s supervision

The National (Scotland)

Raab confirms plan to ignore European Court of Human Rights rulings

THE UK Government has a plan to effectively ignore future rulings from the European Court of Human Rights, the deputy prime minister has claimed.

The Independent UK

Raab has plan to ignore European judges’ future injunctions after Rwanda row

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said interim orders like those used to ground the Rwanda flight should not be “legally binding” under UK law.

Reuters

UK's Raab condemns ECHR decision to block Rwanda deportation

Dominic Raab, Britain's justice secretary and deputy prime minister, said on Thursday the European Court of Human Rights had overstepped its powers in blocking Britain's attempt to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda this week.

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