Begum fled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), and the European Court of Human Rights has asked Britain to defend its decision to deny her UK citizenship..
According to a government source, the home secretary will “robustly defend” the decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship while European judges examine the action.
A government source stated that UK courts had already upheld the ruling, despite the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) request for an investigation..
According to a document released by the European court earlier this month, Ms. Begum is contesting the ruling in accordance with Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which forbids forced labor and slavery.
After she was denied the opportunity to contest the revocation of her British citizenship at the UK Supreme Court, the case was filed in December 2024.
