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Rwanda flights: Britain reminded of obligation to obey ECHR orders

Court chief’s warning comes as government faces claims Rwandan homes for asylum seekers have been sold

The UK would break international law if it ignored emergency orders from the European court of human rights to stop asylum seekers being flown to Rwanda, the head of the court has said.

Síofra O’Leary, the ECHR president, told a press conference there was a “clear obligation” for member states to take account of rule 39 orders, interim injunctions issued by the Strasbourg-based court.

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