“Rwanda is not a safe country” to send irregularly arrived migrants to the UK. That is the opinion that he issued this Thursday a court of appeal British on the deportation plans of the Government of Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
In this way, the court has accepted the appeal presented by various asylum seekers and NGOs who have been trying to knock down a judgment of the High Court December that favored government policy.
This was consolidated after the Sunak Executive signed an agreement with the Government of Rwanda to process the cases of the “illegal immigrants” and thus the arrivals in small boats through the English Channel that separates France and England were reduced.
Asylum seekers advocates protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, on June 29, 2023.
He has been the chief judge in England and Wales, Ian Burnettwho has been in charge of publicly reading a ruling that questions the illegal immigration law which is currently being processed in Parliament.
Burnett explained that the three-judge panel, Geoffrey Vos and Nicholas Underhill concluded that the inadequacies of the Rwandan system represent a “actual risk” that asylum applications are not properly processed and potential refugees be repatriated to their home countries, where they could face torture or persecution.
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Many human rights organizations had previously denounced these potential violations. It is the case of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)which has welcomed “with satisfaction” the sentence handed down. “He cruel government plan to forcibly and permanently remove men, women and children to Rwanda seeking safety would inflict serious and irreparable damage to their health, well-being and dignity”, has detailed Sophie McCann, Migration Advisor at MSF in the UK in a statement.
Along the same lines, the organization Asylum Aid He has described the ruling as “vindicating the importance of the rule of law and basic equity when fundamental rights are at stake.”
The plan lives on
Despite the court’s ruling, the British Government’s plan not dead yet. Shortly after the verdict was announced, Sunak has announced that his government will seek permission from the courts to appeal the ruling. Through In a message posted on Twitter, the conservative leader has indicated that, although he respects the court’s decision, “fundamentally disagree” of his conclusions.
“I firmly believe that the Rwandan government has provided the necessary guarantees to ensure that there is no real risk that asylum seekers relocated under Rwanda’s policy are mistakenly returned to third countriessomething in which the head of the judges agrees,” said Sunak.
It is this country – and your government – who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs.
My statement on today’s ruling ? pic.twitter.com/VMvYBbs0Oz
—Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 29, 2023
For his part, the Rwandan government has ensured that remains committed to a British plan to send that african nation to immigrants arriving by irregular means to the United Kingdom, according to the Efe agency.
“While this is ultimately a decision by the UK judicial system, we disagree with the ruling that Rwanda is not a safe country for asylum seekers and refugees. Rwanda is one of the safest countries in the world,” the Rwandan government said in a statement.
