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UN Probes UK Human Rights Violations in Deportation Case

1/21/2026

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The United Nations is investigating Britain's potential human rights violations involving five prisoners, including Sheldon Coore.
Coore faces deportation to Jamaica after nearly 20 years in the United Kingdom for stealing £20.
He arrived in the UK at 16 months old and says deportation would sever his family and Huddersfield ties.
Campaigners call for IPP reviews, while the Home Office maintains its policy on deporting foreign criminals.

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The United Nations is investigating Britain's potential human rights violations involving five prisoners, including Sheldon Coore.
Coore faces deportation to Jamaica after nearly 20 years in the United Kingdom for stealing £20.
He arrived in the UK at 16 months old and says deportation would sever his family and Huddersfield ties.
Campaigners call for IPP reviews, while the Home Office maintains its policy on deporting foreign criminals.