Boris Johnson’s government has reached an agreement with Rwanda: the agreement has been described by humanitarian organizations as inhumane and cruel
The British government led by Boris Johnson has launched a controversial plan to tackle illegal immigration. The Conservative executive’s project envisages that some of those asylum seekers who entered Britain illegally could be sent to Rwanda to process their applications with no certainty of being able to return. There are no numerical limits to the plan, the London government said, which could therefore affect thousands of people who have crossed the English Channel to enter the UK.
The plan was formalized in Kigali today following the signing of an agreement with Rwanda entitled “Partnership for Economic Development”.
According to London, the migration situation has become unsustainable: over 600 people arrived yesterday after crossing the English Channel in small boats and rubber dinghies, bringing the total to over 5,000 this year. Last year at least 28,000 people came into British territory on makeshift boats (compared to 8,500 in 2020). Dozens dead: The worst accident was registered in November, 27 migrants died.
Johnson’s stated intention is to end human trafficking. Anyone attempting to skip the line (to enter the country) or making fun of our system will be deported quickly and with dignity to a safe third country (e.g. Rwanda) or their country of origin.
NGOs have slammed the plan, calling it cruel; the Labor opposition branded it impractical and immoral. The plan by Johnson’s own admission is likely to be legally challenged and not take effect immediately.
We are convinced that our plan fully respects our international obligations, but still we expect legal remedies Johnson acknowledged and if this country is perceived by some of our partners as weak on illegal immigration due to a multitude of politicized lawyers who have been doing business for years is viewed through the prevention of deportations and the restriction of state measures.
The plan announced by London today also sees the Royal Navy Britain’s navy patrolling the English Channel to stem the surge in landings of illegal immigrants.
Rwanda is the most densely populated country on the African continent; Ethnic and political tensions sparked a genocide between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups in 1994.
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April 14, 2022 (change April 14, 2022 | 13:53)
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