United Kingdom: Liz Truss at the heart of a controversy over the human rights report and Rwanda

In the midst of a race to win the post of British Prime Minister, Liz Truss is accused of delaying the report on human rights because of her criticism of Rwanda.

AP - Czarek Sokolowski

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Liz Truss accused of delaying human rights report due to criticism of Rwanda, where UK asylum seekers were to be sent, amid race to land UK PM United, in accordance with a migration agreement.

But the first flight supposed to take 37 asylum seekers to Rwanda from the UK has been canceled due to legal challenges.

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With our correspondent in London

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She is 32 points ahead of

, according to a recent poll.

And there are only two short weeks left before the victory of the next Downing Street tenant.

Did Liz Truss try to save time?

Did Foreign Secretary Liz Truss try to buy time by withholding a report?

This calls into question the practices of Rwanda, where asylum seekers from the United Kingdom could be sent, “ 

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Problem: the country is “ 

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A lawsuit is underway against the government's attempts to keep secret other comments alleging arbitrary detention, state surveillance, torture and even murder.

Immunity

Another problem: Liz Truss gives her full support to this migration agreement, she even plans to extend it.

But she had asked the High Court to grant her public interest immunity so as not to disclose certain passages which she said could harm international relations and national security if made public.

The report in question was due before the holidays.

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