The UK Home Secretary James cleverly went to Rwanda Today in a trial to revive the plan of sending the asylum-seeker to the East African country that has been blocked by courts. The UK government said that Cleverly will meet his counterpart, Vincent Biruta, to sign a new agreement and discuss the next procedures for the troubled “migration and economic development partnership.”
“Rwanda cares deeply about the rights of refugees, and I look forward to meeting with counterparts to sign this agreement and further discuss how we work together to tackle the global challenge of illegal migration,” Cleverly said.
Agreement between Rwanda and UK
Britain and Rwanda signed an agreement last April that the migrants who cross the canal would be sent to Rwanda and they could stay. The United Kingdom government argues that the deportations will discourage others from making the risky sea crossing and break the business model of people-smuggling gangs.
critics slammed the agreement as they think that it’s very unworkable to send migrants to a country 4000 miles away without staying in Britain. Britain has paid Rwanda 140 million pounds for the agreement, but no one has been sent there so far.
UK Supreme Court’s decision
Last month, the United Kingdom Supreme Court decided that the agreement was illegal as Rwanda is not a safe place for refugees. For years, human rights groups have accused Rwanda’s government of cracking down on perceived dissent and keeping tight control on many aspects of life, from jailing critics to keeping homeless people off the streets of Kigali. The government denies it.
The United Kingdom government responded by saying it would strike a new treaty with Rwanda to address the court’s concerns — including a block on Rwanda sending migrants home — and then pass a law declaring Rwanda a safe destination.
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