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Conduct toward the regulator
The policy of removing asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Supreme Court held
unanimously that Rwanda was not a safe third country and that there was a
real risk of refoulement — return to a country where a person faces persecution. UNHCR evidence on deficiencies in the Rwandan asylum system was central to the finding
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Sanction
Policy held unlawful[2023] UKSC 42, 15 November 2023, upholding the Court of Appeal 31
Sources
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- PrimaryPrimary document. UK Supreme Court, R (AAA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42, press summary, 15 November 2023. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk
- Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor, United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules Relocating Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Unlawful, 28 November 2023. loc.gov
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