Source link Paul Kagame hosted an event on Sunday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central African nation’s genocide Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused the international community of failing to prevent the 1994 genocide in the Central African nation, which killed more than a million people, according to official estimates. Kagame made the […]
Source link A bill requiring courts to ignore evidence and declare the African state safe for refugees is unlawful, UN human-rights chief says The British government’s new draft legislation promoting Rwanda as a safe country for the resettlement of undocumented asylum seekers, who would be transferred there from the UK, violates principles of the rule […]
Source link The East African nation says a US statement on the conflict with DR Congo is a distortion of reality Rwanda has accused the US of distorting reality after Washington criticized the East African country for allegedly supporting the M23 rebel group, which has been involved in long-running hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic […]
Source link A panel of British MPs has concluded that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy violates the Human Rights Act A UK parliamentary committee has warned the British government against deporting immigrants to Rwanda, saying a draft bill promoting the East African nation as a safe haven is incompatible with human rights obligations and […]
Source link The remains of over 200 people thought to have been victims of ethnic cleansing in 1994 have been unearthed in recent days The remains of dozens of victims of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have been discovered in mass graves in the country’s southern Huye district, authorities and an organization representing survivors of the massacre […]
Source link The government has said it plans to boost judicial capacity to handle migrant appeals against resettlement in the African nation The British government announced plans on Tuesday to recruit and train 150 judges to run a new appeals system for asylum seekers who may file legal challenges against deportation to Rwanda under the […]
Source link The emergency law was drafted in response to UK court concerns about the safety of migrant resettlement in the African country British lawmakers have endorsed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s proposed emergency legislation to deport thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda in East Africa. The House of Commons voted 313 to 269 in favor […]
Source link Robert Jenrick has stepped down over his opposition to the government’s immigration policy British Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigned on Wednesday, citing disagreements with the government’s draft emergency legislation aimed at deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. Jenrick claimed that the proposed Safety of Rwanda Bill, published on the same day he announced his […]
Source link A UK government plan to send asylum seekers to the African country has been deemed unlawful by London’s highest court UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he intends to confront critics of his government’s controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, days after the proposal was struck down by London’s Supreme […]
Source link The British prime minister has called for an end to a juridical “merry-go-round” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to revive his trademark immigration policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after the UK Supreme Court struck the measure down the same day. Britain’s top court ruled that the government’s plan […]
Source link The justices have supported the Court of Appeal’s decision on the potential danger faced by refugees if sent back The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the government’s plans to deport people seeking asylum to Rwanda, which is a setback for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s key immigration policy. Due to the possibility […]