Rwanda asylum plan is 'unacceptable', UN refugee agency warns

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The government's plan to send illegal migrants to Rwanda is an 'egregious breach' of international and refugee law, the UN's refugee agency has warned

"My point is, just as the Australian policy is an egregious breach of international law and refugee law and human rights law, so too is this proposal by the United Kingdom government," she told the BBC.

She referred to a similar abandoned plan by Israel to send Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to Rwanda, claiming they"simply left the country and started the process all over again".Image:'Breach of Geneva convention' Announcing the plan this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he expected it to face legal challenges.

 

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I don’t care they come through countries 2 gat 2 England so how are they migrants they are fkn economic migrants in it for the Wonga

You really are some nasty piece of shit

Let's hope the government is taken to court, is this government obsessed with wasting tax payers money, as it is with giving money to their family, friends and themselves... EnoughIsEnough JohnsonOut ToriesOut

The problem is with Rwanda government too, how do they accept them if the whole thing is wrong. One these are illegal where they are they should taken back to their original homes

The operative word here is ILLEGAL. They are not welcome nor wanted nor needed here. If they went through proper channels instead of the English Channel they wouldn’t get accepted for residence here, that’s the whole point and not for bleeding heart liberals bemoaning this.

The Rwanda scheme only works in the sense of it being a distraction for the prime minister.

Lol UN a home of hypocrisy 😌

What Priti is doing is the best immigration policy so far...wish the illegal immigrants from last 10 years should also be deported back to their countries or one way ticket to Rwanda...irony is majority of the refugees r still on the benefits, they dont want to work at all, crap.

Absolutely disgusting send all the right wing English people there instead

Yer of course. Now go and get elected and tell me that. Otherwise let her sort out a Labour Party Momentum BumBums deliberately caused, problem.

British PM, Boris Johnson, is quite an ethical vacuum. From his showboating in Kiev to his monstrous migrant plans, these are all designed to district Brits from his Covid law breaking. It's obvious, it's pathetic that his refugee plan is a distracting racist plan.

Labour anarchist party mess mass migration UK

Male, male, male……were are the women and children 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Will never happen. Billions will be paid, will be challenged in the courts and end up where we are now but with money thrown away by this Government, Again.

But it's OK for Denmark and for the EU to makes deals for Turkey and Libya,, why didn't they show concerns about them

I am fed up with Sky quoting a young fiancé who drowned. Sad though it may seem, her fiance offered to pay for her to come to the UK. She refused. They can afford to pay smugglers, they can apply legally. Little pity for anyone who leaves a safe country and gets into a dinghy

Priti thinks she is the law on to herself ! Uganda

Lefties, what is your limit for our little island? 1 million, 10 million, 100 million people moving here? Use some logic ffs.

I’m embarrassed

They are illegal immigrants and we need to get shut of them as it is a growing problem every day as well as costing the taxpayers a fortune.

Hardly the first time Britain was accused of that.

Why hasn't the UN spoken out before.......you know, when other countries did, and are still doing it JustSaying

Nothing to see here:

michellegayle1 Of course they do, that's the whole point.

So think of a solution , Britain is full, come over here inspect our city's !!

GillJames54 Lie

I see Patel has the seating plan worked out!

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