Article: Human rights and this asylum fiasco.

JACK Straw. . . is 'utterly determined' that there will be no rewards for hijacking.

But the Home Secretary must forgive this paper a certain scepticism. . .

we'll wager that most 'victims' of the Stansted hijack are still enjoying life on benefits in Britain five years hence.

So predicted this column on February 11, 2000. In fact, we were being absurdly naive. Not only are most of the 'victims' still here - so are the hijackers!

Yesterday's High Court ruling against the Home Office refusal to give them refugee status shows our impotency against human rights legislation.

Mr Straw and his successors may have wanted to send ...

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