Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon
2 years, 8 months ago

Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicola Sturgeon has said plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda are “despicable”, while Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist. Shameful.” Scottish Health Secretary Mr Yousaf tweeted: “UK Govt rightly provides asylum and refuge to Ukrainians fleeing war, but wants to send others seeking asylum thousands of miles away to Rwanda for ‘processing’ – and you still question whether this heartless Tory Govt is institutionally racist?” Ian Blackford, the SNP’s Westminster leader, described the UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as “evil”. She said the asylum system is “collapsing under a combination of real humanitarian crises and evil people smugglers”. “The British people are fair and generous when it comes to helping those in need, but the persistent circumventing of our laws and immigration rules, and the reality of the system that is open to game and criminal exploitation, has eroded public support for Britain’s asylum system and those that genuinely need access to it,” she said.

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Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy
3 months, 1 week ago

Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir John Major has criticised the previous government’s Rwanda scheme, …

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  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Germany could use …

Germany wants to send EU migrants to Rwanda and use UK facilities
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany wants to send EU migrants to Rwanda and use UK facilities

Daily Mail  

Germany wants the EU to send migrants to Rwanda and use facilities originally set up to take those arriving in the UK by boat before Labour scrapped the plan. Germany's special representative for migration agreements, said the EU could utilize existing asylum facilities in Rwanda, which were initially intended for arrivals from Britain. One of Sir Keir Starmer 's first …

First the Rwanda scheme, now Labour scraps plan to hold asylum seekers on RAF site
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First the Rwanda scheme, now Labour scraps plan to hold asylum seekers on RAF site

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. About £60m has already been spent on the site, according to the Home Office The …

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome
4 months ago

After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome

The Independent  

One of the many paradoxes of Britain leaving the European Union is that, far from taking back control of our borders, the Conservative government gave up trying to run a humane and competent system. But the debate about what a “reasonable number” might be has been swept aside by the arrival of undocumented asylum seekers by small boats across the …

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  

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 A scrapped plan by former …

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — A scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen,” the U.K.’s new home secretary said Monday as she put the cost at 700 million pounds in public funds. Home Secretary Yvette Copper said the failed …

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 …

Extremist political parties could become more popular if Labour scrap Rwanda scheme as part of a 'soft touch' immigration approach, James Cleverly warns
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Extremist political parties could become more popular if Labour scrap Rwanda scheme as part of a 'soft touch' immigration approach, James Cleverly warns

Daily Mail  

A soft approach on immigration by Labour could trigger the rise of 'extremist' parties as seen across Europe, James Cleverly warned yesterday. The Home Secretary said that the Labour pledge to scrap the Rwanda deportation scheme would end hopes of putting in place a 'deterrent' to crossing the Channel illegally. The Home Secretary said that the Labour pledge to scrap …

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  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery File photo: The exterior of the Hope Hostel, which is one …

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 …

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 …

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has pounced on claims that migrants are heading to …

UK attacks EU double standards on migrants
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK attacks EU double standards on migrants

The Telegraph  

The Government has accused the EU of double standards after Ireland vowed to send asylum seekers to the UK despite France refusing to take Channel migrants back. The row erupted after senior Irish ministers said they would draft emergency laws to send back refugees who had arrived from the UK to avoid being deported to Rwanda. However, Tory ministers consider …

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 …

Rwanda Bill has caused migrants to pour into Ireland, says deputy PM
8 months ago

Rwanda Bill has caused migrants to pour into Ireland, says deputy PM

The Telegraph  

The threat of being deported to Rwanda is causing an influx of migrants from the UK into Ireland, the country’s deputy prime minister has complained. “Maybe that’s the impact it was designed to have,” the former Taoiseach said after Dublin revealed that 80 per cent of recent asylum seekers in Ireland had come into the country from Northern Ireland. The …

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.” …

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  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said shoplifters had been ‘encouraged’ by …

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  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister has said “nothing will stand in our way” …

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 …

Rishi Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights in July ahead of parliamentary showdown
8 months ago

Rishi Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights in July ahead of parliamentary showdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rwanda deportation flights will begin in July, Rishi Sunak has said …

Sunak to set out details of Rwanda plan as parliamentary showdown looms
8 months ago

Sunak to set out details of Rwanda plan as parliamentary showdown looms

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Prime Minister will use a press conference to outline a “robust” operational plan …

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 …

Rwanda Bill: Defiant Lords back Afghan heroes and refuse to pass Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers
8 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda Bill: Defiant Lords back Afghan heroes and refuse to pass Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers

The Independent  

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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 …

Irish court risks diplomatic row after 'absolutely absurd' ruling that Britain is NOT a safe country for asylum seekers due to the risk of them being sent on to Rwanda
9 months ago

Irish court risks diplomatic row after 'absolutely absurd' ruling that Britain is NOT a safe country for asylum seekers due to the risk of them being sent on to Rwanda

Daily Mail  

The Irish High Court last night ruled the UK is not a safe country to return asylum seekers to, due to the risk of them being onwardly deported to Rwanda. The UK is not a safe place to return asylum seekers due to the risk they may be deported to Rwanda, the Irish High Court ruled last night The test …

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. …

‘National scandal’ as shock report reveals Rwanda plan costs to top £500m
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘National scandal’ as shock report reveals Rwanda plan costs to top £500m

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a revelation branded a “national scandal” by Labour, the public spending watchdog said the …

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 …

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