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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.

Work news

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Legislative scrutiny highlights human rights failings of Rwanda Bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights say the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations
12 February 2024
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Lord Sumption and Lord Sandhurst questioned on Rwanda Bill human rights implications
Lord Sumption and Lord Sandhurst questioned on Rwanda Bill human rights implications
22 January 2024
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