Legal challenge claims ministers ignored evidence of violations including torture in east African country
The UK government’s plan to deport people seeking asylum to Rwanda has been challenged in the high court, with claims that ministers deliberately ignored evidence that the east African country had violated human rights, including the right to live free from torture.
The legal challenge came as the number of refugees arriving by small boats across the Channel rose to record levels. Prime ministerial candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have both pledged to stick with the policy.
