The UK government’s proposals to send certain migrants to Rwanda if they enter the country illegally have the UN human rights office saying it’s still “very anxious about the implications.”
Suella Braverman, the UK home secretary, has stated that Rwanda is a safe nation for immigrants.
On Sunday, she stated that she thought the Rwanda policy would have “a strong deterrent effect” and prevent individuals from traveling to the UK over the Channel.
But, according to assessments made by the UN agency for refugees, Rwanda’s asylum system “is not robust enough.”
“There are also concerns about respect for the right to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression in Rwanda. Those concerns do remain today,” spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told the BBC’s Newsday programme.
“We have a lot of evidence of how these plans [off-shore asylum facilities] go wrong,” she added.
