British court rules plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

Edited by Ed Newman
2023-06-30 16:46:58

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London, June 30 (RC)-- In the United Kingdom, a court has ruled the British government’s plan to deport certain asylum seekers to Rwanda — though they’re not from there — is illegal under national and international law. 

The decision Thursday overturned a previous ruling from December that was widely condemned by human rights advocates. 

This is British Judge Ian Burnett said: “There is a real risk that persons sent to Rwanda will be returned to their home countries, where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment, when in fact they have a good claim for asylum. In that sense, Rwanda is not a safe third country.”



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