migration
Report: People from Rwanda receive British asylum
The conservative government of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to declare Rwanda a safe third country. photo
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Great Britain wants to declare Rwanda a safe country of origin so that fewer people come into the country via the English Channel. But a report raises new questions.
The British government must take action because of its plan to accept asylum seekers regardless of their origin Rwanda, ask new questions. As the “Observer” reported, citing Home Office documents, several opposition figures from the East African country have been granted asylum in Great Britain in recent months due to persecution.
Rishi Sunak’s conservative government currently wants to declare Rwanda a safe third country by law. The argument for this may now be more difficult for her.
According to the British government, the planned measure is intended to deter people from crossing the English Channel. Migrants who entered the country irregularly should in future be brought to Rwanda without their asylum application being examined and instead apply for protection there. There are no plans to return to Great Britain.
But the plan was declared illegal by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court justices have concerns about the asylum process in Rwanda. It cannot be ruled out that those seeking protection would be deported from there back to their countries of origin. The government wants to declare these concerns unfounded by law. The bill will be discussed in the second reading in the upper house on Monday.