Tag: Rwanda
First UK deportation flight to Rwanda grounded by court ruling
The first flight scheduled to send asylum seekers in the UK to Rwanda has been cancelled after a last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights.
UK court says flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead
Judges have thrown out last-gasp attempts by campaigners to stop the United Kingdom sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan the United Nations’ refugee chief described as “catastrophic”. Charities and a trade union had launched an appeal against the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to the East African nation after the High Court on Friday ruled the first…
Civilians flee fighting as DRC accuses Rwanda of backing rebels
“I sleep in bad conditions and my children have no food.” More than 72,000 people in DR Congo have been displaced as fighting intensifies between government forces and rebel groups accused of being backed by Rwanda.
UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda is “cruel” and “immoral” say critics – BBC News
Plans announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK to Rwanda in Africa have been described as “chilling”, “cruel” and “immoral” by charities and politicians. Boris Johnson said the £120m pilot scheme would “save countless lives”. He claimed it would break the business model of “vile people smugglers”. The scheme would initially focus on single men arriving…
Why is Britain sending asylum seekers to Rwanda? | Inside Story
Being smuggled from France to Britain by boat could earn you a one-way ticket to Rwanda. That’s the British government’s message to undocumented migrants making the dangerous voyage across the English Channel. The Prime Minister says action is needed to stop what he calls ‘vile people smugglers’. Rights groups compare it to Australia’s ‘offshore processing’ policy, which they’ve condemned as cruel and inhumane. So will…
UK unveils plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a controversial new plan to handle asylum seekers that he claims will save lives and disrupt people-smuggling. Under the deal, some of those trying to enter the UK will be sent to Rwanda for processing. Rights groups have criticised the proposed pilot scheme, which applies to migrants and refugees crossing the English Channel. Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba has more…