The individual, who is reportedly a victim of torture, had claimed his life was in danger in Iraq and had left the country for Türkiye, from where he reached the UK after crossing the English Channel by boat.
On May 24th, British authorities rejected his asylum claim as “inadmissible” and served a “notice of intent” to relocate him to Rwanda. The Court noted the risk to the human rights of the Iraqi national in Rwanda, a country outside the jurisdiction of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Just last month, fighting erupted at the Grande Synthe camp in Dunkirk, after gangs quarreled over territory for launching their small boats into the English Channel. A witness told Le Parisien that they “heard gunshots,” which sounded like “bursts of Kalashnikovs.” Adding: “Everyone got down on the ground.”
The camp, the largest in France, is reportedly controlled by gangs, who organize territory and allocate migrants spaces on small boats. UK Border Force officials told The Times that migrants were regularly facing threats of violence, often at gun or knifepoint, if they questioned the seafaring quality of the small boats.
Richard Lederle, from the crime and financial investigations unit at the UK’s Home Office, said: “It often isn’t an option of choosing to get into the boats. It will affect profit margins and business models as gangs are competing with each other.”
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