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Housing asylum seekers in former army barracks ruled unlawful for victims of torture
The UK High Court ruled that forcing survivors of trafficking, torture, and violence to share rooms in former army barracks is unlawful, impacting Shabana Mahmood's asylum housing plans. The government was found to have failed in its duties by subjecting these individuals to shared accommodations.
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