A descent into cruelty and barbarism:

2004: Law Lords ruled against 1) a British #Guantanamo in #Belmarsh 2) the use of evidence obtained under #torture

2024: Britain 1) deports asylum seekers to #Rwanda 2)keeps in prison a journalist, #JA

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/apr/23/global-system-refugee-rights-risk-rwanda-bill-un-council-europe-conservatives-rishi-sunak-labour-uk-politics-latest-updates

Rwanda bill puts global refugee rights in danger, says UN and Council of Europe – UK politics latest

International concern over new law increases as UN high commissioner for refugees says it marks ‘step away from UK’s tradition of providing refuge’

^{Andrew Sparrow (The Guardian)}

How can you take Europe and Italy seriously when they condemn #Putin's #Russia because it is not a democracy and violates #HumanRights, when they reward the #Pinochet of #Egypt whose regime killed one of our citizens (Regeni) under #torture?

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/15/eu-deal-egypt-rewards-authoritarianism-betrays-eu-values

EU Deal with Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays “EU Values”

The European Union is about to reward Egypt’s autocratic leader, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for preventing migrants’ departures towards Europe.

^{Claudio Francavilla (Human Rights Watch)}