Category: Rwanda

European Court ‘Politically Motivated’ in Grounding UK-Rwanda Flight: Home Secretary

The European court was politically motivated in its decision to effectively ground Britain’s first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda, according to the UK Home Secretary. Priti Patel said the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to grant a temporary injunction to ground the flight was described as “absolutely scandalous.” “You’ve got to look at…


Legal Experts Divided Over Where Rwanda Impasse Leaves UK and European Court

British experts on constitutional law and the UK’s relationship with Europe are divided on the question of what might happen in the wake of the Rwanda deportations impasse. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stepped in at the last minute on Tuesday night with an interim measure that effectively blocked the British government from…


UK Vows to Press Ahead With Plan to Send Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda Despite Legal Battles

The UK government has vowed to press ahead with its plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda after the first planned flight was halted by a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the…


UK Attorney General Refuses to Rule out Withdrawing From ECHR

Attorney General Suella Braverman has refused to rule out Britain withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after a flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda was halted at the last moment. Braverman said “all options are on the table” and said many people would be “frustrated” about a court in Strasbourg giving a ruling…


Why UK Stopped Rwanda Flight After European Court of Human Rights Ruling

A Boeing 767 that was set to take seven asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda was grounded at the last moment on Tuesday night after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). But what is the ECHR and why is Britain still bound by it? In April British Home Secretary Priti Patel…


UK Flight Taking Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda Halted by European Court of Human Rights

A flight due to take illegal immigrants from the UK to Rwanda was halted on Tuesday after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the English Channel in small boats, may end up…


Rwandan Ambassador Defends Plan to Receive Illegal Immigrants From UK Ahead of 1st Deportation Flight

Immigrants deported to Rwanda from the UK will find “safety and security” and be treated with “dignity and respect,” the African country’s high commissioner to the UK said on Sunday. It comes as charities are appealing the English High Court’s decision not to ground the first flight to Rwanda that’s due to take off on Tuesday….


UK High Court Refuses to Block Flight to Rwanda Taking 31 Asylum Seekers

The High Court in London has refused to block Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plans to send 31 asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday. Justice Jonathan Swift rejected a request for an interim injunction to stop the flight but did not rule on whether or not the policy was lawful. The Home Office, which says the…


Group Seeks Injunction to Block Migrant Deportations to Rwanda Next Week

A coalition comprised of activist human rights organisations and a union has submitted papers at the High Court in London on Wednesday to get an injunction to halt next week’s planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda. In April this year, fuelled by record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel on small boats,…


Charity Accuses UK Government of Trying to Deport Unaccompanied Minors to Rwanda

The UK government was accused by a charity on Saturday of attempting to deport two underage boys to Rwanda. Care4Calais, a refugee charity that said it’s working with 70 out of the 100 people who have received the government’s notices of intention to send them to Rwanda, said the Home Office didn’t properly assess the…