Category: ECHR

UK Prepared to Consider Leaving ECHR If It Blocks Illegal Immigration Bill: Raab

Britain is prepared to consider leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it prevents the government from implementing its plans to crack down on illegal immigration, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has warned. The Illegal Migration Bill, unveiled on March 7, aims to ban anyone who arrives in the UK illegally from claiming asylum….


UK Conservative Leadership Contenders Vow to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

Both candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister have pledged fresh measures to tighten Britain’s borders and crack down further on illegal immigration. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has promised an expanded Border Force, while Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, committed to an annual cap on the number of…


Final 2 in UK Conservative Leadership Race Vow to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

Both candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister have pledged fresh measures to tighten Britain’s borders and crack down further on illegal immigration. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has promised an expanded Border Force, while Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, committed to an annual cap on the number of…


Rwanda Flights Policy ‘Working’ but Could Change Trafficking Pattern: UK Official

The UK government’s policy of sending some illegal immigrants to Rwanda appears to have begun to deter people from crossing the English Channel into the UK, but could encourage illegal immigrants to take more dangerous routes, the top civil servant in the Home Office has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that…


UK Flight Taking Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda Halted by European Court of Human Rights

A flight due to take illegal immigrants from the UK to Rwanda was halted on Tuesday after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the English Channel in small boats, may end up…


Russian Parliament Votes to Break With European Court of Human Rights

LONDON—Russia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a pair of bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) jurisdiction in the country. Parliament’s lower house, the Duma, approved two bills—one removing the country from the court’s jurisdiction and a second setting March 15 as the cut-off point, with rulings against Russia made after that date not…