Boost to Rwanda Plan as ECHR Gets Tougher on Flight Blocking

Published on March 29, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has amended a rule that would make it harder for illegal immigrants to try and stop their deportations. On Thursday, the ECHR announced that it had amended Rule 39 of the Rules of Court to say that interim measures are applicable in cases where there is an “imminent risk” of “irreparable harm” to a right under the European Convention on Human Rights. The ECHR said that Rule 39 had been amended “with a view to clarifying the circumstances in which interim measures may be indicated by the Court and the threshold to be reached for such measures to be requested and granted.”...

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