‘Three Sudanese victims of torture and trafficking who were threatened with being deported to Rwanda on a controversial charter flight last week have had their pleas to be released from detention rejected by a high court judge.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘How far are the courts willing to go to intervene in matters of foreign affairs in order to protect human rights? Spoiler: they’re not.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A millionaire businessman who illegally sold former military personnel carriers to Sudan has been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The ban on deporting asylum-seekers back to Darfur has been lifted by the Government despite warnings of widespread murder and torture of dissidents in the Sudanese region.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In determining whether it would be unduly harsh to expect an asylum seeker to relocate to a safe haven in another part of his country, there was no requirement that the starting point of the assessment had to be consideration of conditions prevailing in the area from where the claimant had fled. It was for the decision maker to determine what weight was to be given to that, and all other relevant factors, in the context of the particular facts of the case.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
AH and Others (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“In determining whether it would be unduly harsh to expect an asylum seeker to relocate to a safe haven in another part of his country, there was no requirement that consideration of conditions in the place of habitual residence had to be the starting point of the assessment. It was for the decision-maker to determine what weight was to be given to that, and all other relevant factors, in the context of the particular facts of the case.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“The House of Lords has ruled that Darfuri asylum seekers can be deported to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, overturning an earlier court of appeal decision.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The removal of Darfuri asylum seekers from the UK for relocation in Sudanese refugee or squatter camps was brought to an abrupt halt by the court of appeal today.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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