US blocks British court access to Diego Garcia military base over detained Sri Lankan asylum seekers.

The US government blocked a British court hearing on Diego Garcia, a British territory with a secretive UK-US military base, to determine if a group of 60 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers had been unlawfully detained there for nearly three years. The US withdrew permits for the judge and lawyers to visit the island, citing security concerns; a UK hearing has now been scheduled to decide on the next steps.

July 09, 2024
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