Torture prevention experts condemn UK’s Rwanda migrant scheme as ‘degrading’ and illegal
2 years, 3 months ago

Torture prevention experts condemn UK’s Rwanda migrant scheme as ‘degrading’ and illegal

The Independent  

Experts on torture prevention have condemned the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, claiming the scheme is “inherently degrading” and breaches international human rights law. In a letter sent by Bristol University’s Human Rights Implementation Centre to home secretary Priti Patel, they wrote that “the rushed process of initial assessment” before deportation would increase the trauma of those involved. “It fundamentally fails to provide special protection to them, and poses a significant risk of re-traumatisation of victims of human rights violations, including torture and sexual violence.” Priti Patel and Rwandan minister for foreign affairs and international co-operation Vincent Biruta signed a migration and economic development partnership in Kigali in April Sonya Sceats, chief executive at Freedom from Torture, said: “Not only does this cruel scheme risk shredding the UK’s international legal duty to protect refugees, it is immoral in the extreme. “As our witness statement provided to the High Court ahead of Monday’s judicial review notes, the Rwanda policy will put torture survivors at risk of further harm.” Ms Sceats called for the government to scrap the “inhumane cash for humans scheme”.

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Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds
3 months ago

Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds

The Independent  

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German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered
3 months, 2 weeks ago

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

Al Jazeera  

German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK. A German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the United Kingdom, weeks after the UK discarded its own Rwanda deportation plan. Germany’s Special Representative for Migration Agreements Joachim Stamp said the European Union could utilise existing asylum facilities in …

Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities

The Independent  

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UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says
5 months ago

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The Independent  

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UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister
5 months ago

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister

Al Jazeera  

The recently scrapped asylum scheme intended to send people who arrived in Britain without permission to Rwanda. Britain’s previous government had planned to spend 10 billion pounds on a now-scrapped plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it has already cost taxpayers 700 million pounds, new Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government scrapped the …

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government says it is aware of the United Kingdom’s intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country. In a statement late Monday, the office of the Rwandan government spokesman said the deal had been initiated by the UK “to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem …

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan

Al Jazeera  

Previous Conservative government’s policy was ‘never a deterrent’, new PM says, calling it ‘dead and buried’. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will not continue with the previous Conservative government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, in a move welcomed by rights advocates as long overdue. On July 8, Rwanda said it has taken note of the …

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants recently arrived in Britain have said a Labour government 'will be very good for us' after leaving France over fears of a win for the far-right. The Mail first interviewed Sudanese national Omer, 23, in a Calais camp a week ago and he is now living at a Home Office hotel in the port city of Hull, east …

Detained migrants earmarked for Rwanda released as officials prepare to axe scheme
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Detained migrants earmarked for Rwanda released as officials prepare to axe scheme

The Telegraph  

Migrants detained ahead of deportation to Rwanda have been released as Home Office civil servants stand ready to axe the scheme if Labour wins the election. Three charities and a leading legal firm, representing some 200 detained migrants, told The Telegraph all of those they were supporting had been freed after applying to the courts for bail. It was part …

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight

The Telegraph  

Home Office officials fear the number of migrants deported on the first Rwanda flight could be in single figures because of legal challenges. A source close to the planning of the flights said: “We will do well to get to double figures on the first flight because of the attrition rate due to legal challenges.” Migrants can bring legal claims …

The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy
7 months, 1 week ago

The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy

ABC  

KATHRYN DISS, REPORTER: Anger and fear on the streets of London as the consequences of the Conservative government’s controversial political decision set in. KATHRYN DISS: Even though the first flights aren’t due to leave until July, immigration officials have started detaining asylum seekers. KATHRYN DISS: Back at the protest, 27-year-old Nik Mohammad Noori is among those asylum seekers fearful of …

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport to Rwanda but has vowed to find them. pic.twitter.com/2WWNhQVC1l — Home Office May 1, 2024 Last month, Parliament approved a controversial law – known as the Safety of Rwanda Bill – that allows for asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to be …

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan

The Telegraph  

An asylum charity has launched the first blanket legal action against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan to deport migrants. Asylum Aid – which was party to the legal challenge that blocked the first flight to Rwanda two years ago – has begun proceedings against the Home Office over what it claims is an “unlawful” policy to send migrants to Rwanda. It …

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda, an official said, as the British government rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally, …

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme
7 months, 3 weeks ago

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme

The Independent  

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Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report

Hindustan Times  

Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun Newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on Monday. As part of the voluntary scheme the government has said it would pay asylum seekers up to 3,000 pounds each to move to Rwanda. As part of the voluntary …

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda

Al Jazeera  

Government expects to deport 5,700 migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda this year, but rights groups ready to mount new legal challenge. British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who …

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The Hindu  

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the controversial plan. Rwanda has "in principle" agreed to accept 5,700 migrants already in the UK, the interior ministry revealed late Monday. Migrants who arrived in the UK between January 2022 and June last year are liable …

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda

The Telegraph  

Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme drawn up by the Government to help clear the backlog of migrants stuck in Britain. The deal, which is separate to the enforced deportation scheme, is aimed at removing migrants whose claims have been rejected and cannot remain in the UK but are unable to return …

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to

Daily Mail  

For connoisseurs of hypocrisy and irony in politics, the past few days have been ones to treasure. Rishi Sunak and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame meet at Downing Street earlier this month This amended form of the original Rwanda scheme is what finally cleared all parliamentary hurdles a week ago. Last week, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin complained …

Rwanda Bill militates against human rights
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rwanda Bill militates against human rights

Hindustan Times  

The innocuously named Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 is now an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. One has to only read the entry in the US State Department Human Rights Report 2023 on Rwanda to give a lie to the UK government’s claim that Rwanda is a safe option. According to a UK government press release, the new …

Air Rwanda: Which airline will deport migrants on a one-way trip to Africa under Rishi's new plan? Aviation experts warn of huge 'commercial risks' for firms signing up to scheme
8 months ago

Air Rwanda: Which airline will deport migrants on a one-way trip to Africa under Rishi's new plan? Aviation experts warn of huge 'commercial risks' for firms signing up to scheme

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak has said it will be '10 to 12 weeks' before the first plane carrying asylum seekers takes off on a one-way trip to Rwanda. It was operated by UK firm Privilege Style Aviation expert Julian Bray said operating deportation flights carried many risks for airlines, comparing the scenario to 1997 film Con Air - where a US Ranger …

The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over
8 months ago

The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda, clearing the runway for flights this summer under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. A bill designed to unblock a plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles was approved …

The government says the capital of Rwanda is safer than London. Is it?
8 months ago

The government says the capital of Rwanda is safer than London. Is it?

The Independent  

The government has finally won its parliamentary battle to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – with Rishi Sunak promising to have the first flights in the air within 12 weeks. “At time of writing, several journalists and commentators were behind bars,” the global organisation’s World Report 2023 noted. “Which, in the long run, inevitably denies them their basic human rights.” …

How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?
8 months ago

How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak's plan to relocate some migrants to Rwanda gained parliamentary approval early Tuesday. The Rwanda asylum plan involves relocating some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda, where their claims will be processed under a five-year agreement. • More than 1,000 Indians risked their lives in 2023 by crossing the English Channel from Europe in …

Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms
8 months ago

Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms

The Independent  

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UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
8 months ago

UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel

Hindustan Times  

By Kate Holton UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel LONDON, - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy that is designed to deter migrants from travelling in small boats to Britain. They cite concerns about the East …

Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through
8 months ago

Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through

The Independent  

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UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?
8 months ago

UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches are far from over. “The UK government clearly doesn’t care about the cost of its #Rwanda deportation scheme to UK taxpayers any more than it cares about the cruelty it will inflict on asylum seekers.” Read @astroehlein’s Daily Brief on an obsession turning …

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
8 months ago

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling

Al Jazeera  

The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first deportation flights in weeks. A controversial United Kingdom government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally secured the approval of the upper house of parliament, which had demanded numerous amendments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to start the first flights to Kigali within …

The government is ready to take on lawyers and campaign groups over the Rwanda plan, Rishi Sunak vows
8 months ago

The government is ready to take on lawyers and campaign groups over the Rwanda plan, Rishi Sunak vows

Daily Mail  

Ministers are braced to take on lawyers and campaign groups who try to stop asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda. Rishi Sunak stressed the Home Office is 'ready' to carry out the 'complex operational endeavour' Charities have major concerns about vulnerable asylum seekers deciding to 'disengage' Number 10 previously pledged to make cases 'watertight' against individuals it planned to send …

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p
8 months ago

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p

Daily Mail  

Migrants in Dunkirk wanting to cross the Channel in small boats have vowed they will just keep coming back even if deported to Rwanda. One migrant at a camp in Dunkirk has told BBC Breakfast it is 'no matter' to him whether he is deported to Rwanda and how he sees it as 'important' to go to the UK Another, …

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
8 months ago

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. “We will see some attempts to block deportations legally.” Sunak has staked his political future to the deportation flights, making a pledge to “stop the boats” a …

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks
8 months ago

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks

Al Jazeera  

Sunak says the government would force parliament to sit late into the night on Monday to pass new legislation if needed. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of Parliament that he will force new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak …

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda
8 months ago

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda

Bloomberg  

The UK has developed a controversial solution to the migration pressures facing many developed nations: Send asylum-seekers to Africa. The plan — first floated by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022 — was to immediately deport migrants who arrive on British shores without permission some 4,000 miles to Rwanda and leave them there. More than 70% of those who …

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament
8 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda suffered a setback on Wednesday after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation. The Rwanda plan is key to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s pledge to “stop the boats” bringing unauthorized migrants to the U.K. across the English …

Government proposes annual report on Rwanda scheme impact on trafficking victims
8 months, 1 week ago

Government proposes annual report on Rwanda scheme impact on trafficking victims

The Telegraph  

Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti said the Lords’ amendments sought to improve the Bill and did not attack “the central plank of the policy”. However, Conservative MP Sir John Hayes said legal appeals had been used to block deportations and “frustrate” the will of Parliament and government policy. “When a government devises and wants to implement a policy which is clear …

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’

The Telegraph  

Rwanda flights will take off this spring even if the European Court of Human Rights intervenes, the Home Office believes. Officials are “stepping up” preparations for the first two deportation flights of around 150 migrants, according to sources close to James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, before the Rwanda Bill has got Royal Assent. Ministers believe two key changes - in …

Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?
9 months ago

Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s House of Lords delivered another blow to the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday when it voted to reinsert amendments to a bill which had already been rejected by the House of Commons. With the support of opposition Labour and cross-bench peers, as well as some rebel Conservatives, including Lord Ken Clarke, a former …

The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament
9 months ago

The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Britain and Rwanda signed a deal almost two years ago that would see migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats sent to the East African country, where they would remain permanently. Sunak said Monday …

U.K. mulls plan to pay migrants to move to Rwanda voluntarily
9 months, 1 week ago

U.K. mulls plan to pay migrants to move to Rwanda voluntarily

The Hindu  

The U.K. government said on March 13 it was considering a scheme to send rejected asylum seekers to Rwanda voluntarily and will reportedly pay them up to £3,000 to make the move. The government is trying to satisfy a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that deporting asylum seekers to Kigali is illegal under international law by enacting legislation compelling judges to …

British government watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds
9 months, 3 weeks ago

British government watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government’s contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda could cost nearly half a billion pounds, or about $630 million, plus hundreds of thousands for each deported person, a report said Friday. No asylum-seeker has been sent to Rwanda under the plan, which has been blocked by the courts, though the U.K. …

UK will pay Rwanda £171,000 for every deported migrant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UK will pay Rwanda £171,000 for every deported migrant

The Telegraph  

The UK will pay Rwanda £171,000 per asylum seeker relocated under the partnership scheme, a report from the Government’s spending watchdog has found. The Home Office has also said it would pay Rwanda £120 million once the first 300 people have been deported to the country – on top of the £370 million already agreed as part of the deal. …

MPs warn Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with UK’s human rights commitment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

MPs warn Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with UK’s human rights commitment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s proposed Rwanda asylum …

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says
10 months, 1 week ago

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the U.K.’s human rights obligations, a parliamentary rights watchdog said Monday, as the contentious bill returned for debate in the House of Lords. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, which has members from both government and opposition parties, said in …

UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations
10 months, 1 week ago

UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations

Al Jazeera  

The legislation may be in breach of international treaties, according to a parliamentary report. The plan of the United Kingdom’s government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda goes against the country’s human rights obligations and may breach international law, according to a parliamentary report. Lawmakers from parliament’s cross-party Joint Committee on Human Rights said in a damning 52-page report released …

Number of migrants sent to Rwanda could be ‘quite low’, home secretary admits
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of migrants sent to Rwanda could be ‘quite low’, home secretary admits

The Independent  

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Church of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the UK’s global standing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Church of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the UK’s global standing

Associated Press  

LONDON — The leader of the Church of England said Monday that Britain will undermine its standing in the world if it enacts a government plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said U.K. politicians were seeking to “outsource our moral and legal responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees.” Speaking as …

Four Rwandans ‘granted refugee status in UK over fears of persecution’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Rwandans ‘granted refugee status in UK over fears of persecution’

The Independent  

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Thousands of illegal migrants earmarked for Rwanda flights have gone awol
11 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of illegal migrants earmarked for Rwanda flights have gone awol

The Telegraph  

The register says the first risk is that Home Office officials do not locate or detain enough migrants and face legal challenges, meaning they have “few/none” for a flight to Rwanda. “High risk” threats to flights are listed as an increased numbers of migrants absconding before they are placed in detention for deportation, meaning the first flight could be delayed …

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