We are horrified that the High Court has ruled that the Government’s cruel Rwanda scheme is lawful.
The UK Government’s abhorrent UK-Rwanda deal does nothing to fix the UK’s broken asylum system. Instead, it threatens to destabilise the international system of refugee protection.
The Rwanda deal is unethical, amoral and damaging.
Just because something is legal, does not make it right. The UK Government is failing to uphold its responsibilities to support people in need of safety.
We will continue to oppose this inhumane and unworkable policy. Refugee rights are human rights. Refugee rights are all of our rights.
The court ruling: in detail
According to Detention Action: The court has ruled that it is lawful, and in-keeping with the Refugee Convention and the Human Rights Act 1998, to send people to Rwanda to have their asylum claims processed.
However, the court deemed that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully in her treatment of the eight individuals who were targeted by the Rwanda policy and that their claims must be reconsidered.
Detention Action, PCS Union and Care4Calais are considering their next steps and the possibility of an appeal.
How you can help
Join Freedom from Torture’s campaign to stop airlines flying deportation flights to Rwanda.
Support Care4Calais’s #StopRwanda campaign.
A better dream
The Home Secretary’s Rwanda dream is a nightmare. We have a better dream. A dream where nobody is sent to Rwanda. As part of our winter appeal, we asked people seeking safety in Scotland to share their hopes and dreams for the future. Watch and share, and donate to our Winter Appeal today.
