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03 November 2025

UK: Politicians must "stop using our human rights as a scapegoat"

Almost 300 organisations, including Statewatch, have called on the UK government to defend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Government ministers and opposition politicians in both the UK and across Europe are demanding changes to, or even withdrawal from, the ECHR, claiming it prevents them from introducing more restrictive immigration policies.

Human rights Law Deportation UK

 

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