Sunak’s asylum plans risk breaching UK’s rights obligations, says watchdog
by Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6B3DH)
Equality and Human Rights Commission says measures in illegal migration bill could expose people to serious harm
Rishi Sunak's flagship asylum legislation risks breaching international obligations to protect human rights and could expose vulnerable people to serious harm, the UK's equality watchdog has said.
In an unusual intervention before the Commons report stage of the legislation on Tuesday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the illegal migration bill would remove protections for victims of trafficking and restrict rights to asylum.
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