European Court Presses British Government in Asylum Seeker’s Deportation Battle

European Court Presses British Government in Asylum Seeker’s Deportation Battle
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, in this file photo. Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images
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European judges are examining the case of an Iraqi asylum seeker challenging the UK’s planned deportation of him to Rwanda.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has now pressed the British government to provide “observations” on the 54-year-old man’s case after accepting his legal application.