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UK parliament says Rwanda asylum bill violates human rights

A UK parliamentary report published on 12 February has found that the Rwanda Bill, which designates Rwanda as a safe place for the processing of asylum seekers, violates both British human rights obligations and international law. We recently reported on how asylum seekers already sent to Rwanda by Britain – for medical treatment – had reported sexual abuse and harassment. Read about it here.

A protestor holds a placard that reads: Rwanda Policy Must be Stopped. He is standing outside the Supreme Court in London where the UK Government's Rwanda asylum policy was judged to be unlawful.

Asylum seekers sent by UK to Rwanda report sexual abuse and harassment

Sent for medical reasons, the three Tamils say they avoid going for treatment because the UK has failed to protect them, even in hospital.

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