On 18 October, the UK signed an agreement with Libya that no one deported by the UK to Libya will be ill-treated. This follows a similar agreement with Jordan in August. Human rights groups have argued such “diplomatic assurances” violate the obligation of states not to send people back to countries where they may face torture or ill-treatment.
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