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Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill

Legislative scrutiny

The Joint Committee on Human Rights would like your views on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill. The Bill would require all decision-makers, including the courts, to conclusively treat Rwanda as a safe country, with a view to ensuring that the Government can pursue its policy of sending asylum seekers from the UK to make their claims in Rwanda. The proposals in the Bill would engage fundamental human rights, including the prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3 and the right to an effective remedy under Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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The deadline for submissions was Friday 12 January 2024.

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Past events

Wednesday 24 January 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill - Oral evidence 24 January 2024
3:00pm
  • The Lord Sandhurst KC (Member at House of Lords)
  • Lord Sumption (former at The Supreme Court)
4:30pm
  • Martin Howe KC (Barrister at 8 New Square Chambers)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 17 January 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill - Oral evidence 17 January 2024
3:00pm
  • Zoe Bantleman (Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA))
  • Tyrone Steele (Interim Legal Director at JUSTICE)
  • Enver Solomon (Chief Executive at Refugee Council)
  • Dr Mike Jones (Executive Director at Migration Watch UK)
4:00pm
  • Rashmin Sagoo (International Law Programme Lead at Chatham House)
  • Professor Sarah Singer (Refugee Law Initiative/School of Advanced Study at University of London)
  • Professor Tom Hickman (Professor of Public Law at Blackstone Chambers, and Professor of Public Law at UCL)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 10 January 2024
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill - Oral evidence 10 January 2024
3:00pm
  • Miss Zoe Bantleman (Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA))
  • Tyrone Steele (Interim Legal Director at JUSTICE)
  • Beatrice Stern (Head of Public Affairs and Policy at Refugee Council)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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