Despite a court finding that the UK government’s Rwanda policy is illegal, the government is dedicated to stopping cross-Channel migrant boats.
Suella Braverman, the home secretary, has stated that she will do “whatever it takes to stop the boats” despite the finding that the scheme may also violate human rights.
Rwandan Government
The UK government’s decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has run afoul of the law on numerous occasions, most recently in the Court of Appeal, where judges determined that Rwanda had not taken enough precautions to establish that it is a “safe third country.”
The UK government’s immigration policy violates the European Convention on Human Rights, which forbids torture, according to two out of three judges who concluded that there was a chance that asylum seekers deported to Rwanda would later be forced back to the nation they were originally fleeing.
- UK government aims to stop the illegal Rwanda policy.
- UK asylum seekers sent to Rwanda violated the law; the Court of Appeal finds inadequate precautions.
- Rwanda’s home secretary acknowledges the ruling, calls it disappointing, and plans to appeal.
Ms. Braverman clarified that this does not imply that Rwanda is unsafe in and of itself. The home secretary acknowledged the ruling, but she called it “disappointing” and said that the government would appeal it.
The government of Rwanda asserted that it was “one of the safest countries in the world” and was praised for its “exemplary treatment of refugees.”
