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Rwanda bill passed by MPs

Rwanda bill passed by MPs

But civil servants may be ordered to break international law

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Jan 18, 2024
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The government got its Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill through the House of Commons last night by a majority of 44, the same majority as it had in the second reading debate last month. No amendments were approved.

Much of the debate was about human rights and the so-called “pyjama injunctions” issued by the human rights court in Strasbourg…

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