Exclusive: Council of Europe to meet in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body expected to stress countries’ right to control borders European ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian. Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Europe by irregular routes would take place “at a multilateral level” at a meeting in Moldova on Friday. Ministers are also expected to announce a political declaration that will stress countries’ rights to control their borders after claims that human rights laws have impeded the removal of foreign criminals and unwanted asylum seekers. There have been demands from several interior ministers, including the UK’s home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, for changes to the interpretation of the European convention on human rights (ECHR). The planned moves will alarm human rights organisations in the UK. Asylum seekers successfully challenged Conservative government plans to remove them to the third-country hub of Rwanda using the ECHR. Refugee organisation
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Political statement agreed by all 46 Council of Europe states could give them more leeway to carry out deportations A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was published on Friday,…
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Political statement agreed by all 46 Council of Europe states could give them more leeway to carry out deportations A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was…
Read original at The Guardian →Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of ECHR to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers Keir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying to water down legal protections for torture victims…
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Political statement agreed by all 46 Council of Europe states could give them more leeway to carry out deportations A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was published on Friday,…
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