In October 2022, the charity Freedom from Torture successfully convinced the airline Privilege Style to withdraw from the government’s Rwanda scheme.

In 'free-market' societies like ours, consumer pressure in the form of protests & boycotts often work.

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@Freefromtorture have turned their attention to AirTanker, the government’s current preferred airline.

They are coordinating protests against the airline and are asking their supporters to write letters opposing AirTanker’s involvement in the scheme.

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AirTanker claims it has 'built a strong relationship with our military partners, founded on trust, integrity & dedication'

UN human rights experts have warned airlines that transporting people to #Rwanda could make them complicit in human rights abuses.

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Charities have also been preparing to support asylum seekers to challenge their removal to #Rwanda .

We can expect to see several types of legal action in the coming weeks.

#Rwanda NotInMyName

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First, individual asylum seekers will attempt to convince the Home Office to reconsider its decision to send them to #Rwanda .

After receiving a letter from the Home Office, a person has a short period – typically one week – within which to challenge the decision.

People are likely to raise a range of human rights arguments against their deportation. These might include that a person would face persecution in #Rwanda because of their sexuality, or that they have complex medical needs preventing their removal.

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If the Home Office upholds its decision, a person can challenge their removal in court.

Despite there being little money available for essential public services, Sunak has said there are 150 judges and 25 courtrooms ready to hear these legal challenges.

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If their removal is still upheld, a person might take the last-resort step of applying to the European Court of Human Rights ( #ECHR ) for an interim order blocking their deportation.

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However, this course of action is complicated by the fact that civil servants have been directed to ignore injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights ( #ECHR ) unless a minister says otherwise.

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Under international law, the government is bound to follow an order of the European Court of Human Rights ( #ECHR ).

It would be unlawful for a person to be sent to #Rwanda in violation of an order of the European court.

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The union representing senior civil servants has warned that it might take legal action against the government if civil servants are required by ministers to breach international law.

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