The UK Supreme Court has ruled that young Shamima Begum will not be allowed to return to the UK. It said Shamima Begum, now 21, wanted to return to the UK to defend herself in the case of revocation of her British citizenship.
But in a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the government had not violated Shamima Begum's rights by not allowing her to return to the UK. Shamima now lives in a camp guarded by armed guards in northern Syria.
Shamima Begum, a British citizen of Bangladeshi descent, left the UK for Syria in February 2015, along with two other schoolgirls from East London, and fled to Syria via Turkey to join the militant group Islamic State.
Shamima was then 15. After joining the Islamic State, she married a Dutch militant. This is why she is also known as the IS bride. The couple had three children, all of whom died. After finding Shamima in a Syrian refugee camp, Sajid Javid, the then British Home Minister, revoked her British citizenship in 2019, citing security reasons.
At the time, Shamima challenged the British government's decision. His lawyer argued that the decision was invalid. Because of this decision he has become stateless.
At the appellate court hearing, Shamima's lawyer argued that it was virtually impossible for her to pursue a legal battle while she was in a camp in northern Syria if she was not allowed to return to the UK. Will be able to return.
The UK Home Office has appealed to the Supreme Court to reconsider the appellate court's ruling, saying that allowing Shamima to return to the UK would "pose a significant risk to national security".
