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There's no future in England's dreaming
And then there are some who are part of the archipelago who would rather not be there at all. This is outrageous.
61 asylum seekers being left there to rot. At least they get to go to Rwanda if they try to kill themselves.
The 61 people currently in the island camp are mostly Sri Lankan Tamils and the first of them landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials.
Their subsequent asylum claims were the first ever to be launched on British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) - an area described as being "constitutionally distinct and separate from the UK", and where the UK government argues that the refugee convention does not apply.
In its response to the UN report on the asylum seekers, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "BIOT is not a suitable location for migrants, which is why we have been working tirelessly to process the migrants' claims for protection and to find a suitable third country for those whose claims are upheld.
UK? Just a thought.
Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory
A group of 61 held in a camp on Diego Garcia tell UN inspectors of sexual assaults, rat bites and self-harm.
www.bbc.co.uk
61 asylum seekers being left there to rot. At least they get to go to Rwanda if they try to kill themselves.
The 61 people currently in the island camp are mostly Sri Lankan Tamils and the first of them landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials.
Their subsequent asylum claims were the first ever to be launched on British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) - an area described as being "constitutionally distinct and separate from the UK", and where the UK government argues that the refugee convention does not apply.
In its response to the UN report on the asylum seekers, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "BIOT is not a suitable location for migrants, which is why we have been working tirelessly to process the migrants' claims for protection and to find a suitable third country for those whose claims are upheld.
UK? Just a thought.
