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Published on Apr 23, 2024Source: The Independent - Center-left
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Published on 07:44 GMT
Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on Rwanda – but the electorate will punish him for it
The government’s current position on the Rwanda scheme is unlikely to boost its electoral hopes – and to understand why, we should look to David Cameron and a particular pre-Brexit failure. Cast your mind back to the moment the former Tory prime minister’s …
Source: The Guardian - Center-left -
Published on Apr 23, 2024
Channel tragedy spotlights Britain's Rwanda migrant law
London — French authorities say a 7-year-old girl was among five migrants who drowned in the English Channel on Tuesday just hours after British lawmakers voted through legislation aimed at deterring asylum-seekers from making the crossing. Local …
Source: Voice of America - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Apr 23, 2024
Migrants drown in Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy
Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on Tuesday, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings. Reuters
Source: The Globe and Mail - Neutral -
Published on Apr 23, 2024
What Is the Rwanda Policy? U.K.’s Plan for Asylum Seekers Explained
After a prolonged battle in the courts and in Parliament, Britain’s Conservative government secured passage of legislation on Monday that is intended to allow the country to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The legislation is intended to override a Supreme …
Source: The New York Times - Neutral -
Published on 09:40 GMT
UK's Rwanda deportation plan morally disgraceful
Another overcrowded boat making the treacherous, sometimes deadly, journey to southern England from French shores. Five, including a seven-year-old girl didn't make it this time. Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have made such voyages over the last …
Source: Press TV - Label Pending -
Published on 09:57 GMT
Explainer: UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Mechanism Centre in Rwanda (22 April 2024)
In line with our mandate, and to support refugees and asylum-seekers at heightened risk inside Libya, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has put in place an Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), alongside other alternative pathways designed to provide durable …
Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral -
Published on 07:46 GMT
How Sunak's Rwanda plan could still be stopped, according to lawyers
There are still plenty of obstacles that could result in the Government’s Rwanda plan being a “massive failure” for the Government, an immigration lawyer has said. Barristers have warned the Government faces a “large influx” of legal challenges, despite …
Source: iNews UK - Neutral -
Published on 07:44 GMT
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan is expensive and ridiculous. There is a better, more humane way to 'stop the boats' – Scotsman ...
The deaths of a girl, a woman and three men while trying to cross the English Channel demonstrate the need to stop dangerous small-boat crossings. They do not, however, provide evidence in support of the UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to …
Source: The Scotsman - Neutral -
Published on 07:44 GMT
Rwanda asylum seekers scheme: UK must ignore hypocritical United Nations and press on with Rishi Sunak's plan to stop ...
The United Nations’ Human Rights Committee earlier this month urged Britain to abandon the Rwanda plan in its entirety. Its review of the UK position expressed its “regret” that the government had struck the Migration and Economic Development Partnership …
Source: The Scotsman - Neutral