The UK Supreme Court has just ruled, unanimously, that because Rwanda is not a safe third country, the UK government may not proceed with relocating asylum seekers there. Pervading the judgment is a sense of disbelief and outright contempt for recently ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s flagship policy.
LONDON – Every Afghan and Syrian refugee who has sought asylum before a Rwandan court in recent years has been turned away. Many others have not even lodged their claims because the Rwandan government has “clandestinely” relocated them to neighboring countries. This places these refugees at risk of refoulement: return to the country they had fled for fear of persecution, torture, or death.
LONDON – Every Afghan and Syrian refugee who has sought asylum before a Rwandan court in recent years has been turned away. Many others have not even lodged their claims because the Rwandan government has “clandestinely” relocated them to neighboring countries. This places these refugees at risk of refoulement: return to the country they had fled for fear of persecution, torture, or death.