Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

UK court says judicial review into government's Rwanda deportation will begin in September

A judicial review into the legality of the British government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda will start on Sept. 5, London's High Court said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Asylum seekers selected for Rwanda removal identified as possible trafficking victims

All asylum seekers who launched legal challenges against Rwanda scheme released from detention

The Independent UK

Priti Patel warned against Rwanda deportation plan by officials, court hears

Court documents show UK officials repeatedly warned against the plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda - with fears refugees could be drafted to 'conduct armed operations in neighbouring countries'

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Lawsuit: UK officials had concerns with Rwanda deportations

A lawsuit against the British government says officials at the U.K.'s Foreign Office had misgivings about plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda because of the East African nation's human rights record

The Independent UK

UK officials raised concerns over Rwanda policy, documents show

Charity says disclosures in legal case paint picture of home secretary desperate to push policy through

The Guardian - UK

Why sexual and reproductive law for east African countries is being resisted

Six of the countries of the East African Community – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania – recently concluded public hearings on a new sexual and reproductive health bill. Proponents of the bill argue that it will improve access to sexual and reproductive health which, in turn, will…

The Conversation

UK officials warned government not to pursue Rwanda deportation plan, court hears

British officials repeatedly warned the government not to pursue its plan to send migrants to Rwanda and the country was initially excluded from the shortlist of partner countries because of human rights concerns, London's High Court was told.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Government officials warned against Home Secretary’s Rwanda deportation plan, High Court hears

Home Secretary Priti Patel was warned by government officials not to press ahead with the controversial Rwanda deportation plan, it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

Rwanda policy ‘could change UK position on human rights record’, High Court told

The founder of Care4Calais called details that were made public on Tuesday ‘shocking but not surprising’.

The Independent UK

Africa’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation

Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife, despite little funding and the low quality of many existing conservation areas in the region

The Independent UK

'No evidence' Tory plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda will stop Channel crossings

The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee blasted 'radical quick-fix solutions' to the crisis, warning they 'will fail to stop Channel crossings'

Daily Mirror

Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware

Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina

The Guardian - UK

No clear evidence Rwanda plan deterring migrant crossings, say MPs

The Commons Home Affairs Committee accused ministers of hunting for 'radical new policies that might make good headlines' but do little to stem the flow of migrants

Wales Online

UK’s ‘quick-fix’ asylum policies criticised in damning MPs’ report

Home Office has ‘worrying’ habit of announcing untested ideas to stop Channel crossings, says analysis

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

‘No clear evidence’ Rwanda plan deterring migrant crossings – MPs

MPs called on the Government to prove the deal will deter crossings and to disclose ‘detailed costings’.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office in fresh row with UNHCR over Rwanda asylum policy

Despite court hearing, Home Office continues to claim UNHCR is supportive of controversial scheme

The Independent UK

Tom Tugendhat calls deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘a totem’ but would let plan go ahead

Tory leadership contender wants Navy ships in Mediterranean to ‘close down roots’ of trafficking – but says hardline policy should be given ‘a bit more time’

The Guardian - UK

Suicidal Afghan was ‘fine’ about being sent to Rwanda, Home Office officials claimed

Campaigners accuse the government of creating an alternative reality to suit its ‘cruel’ deportation agenda

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Protesters across UK decry ‘heinous’ Rwanda deportation plan

Demonstrations take place outside Brook House and Colnbrook immigration removal centres

Daily Mirror

Rwanda 'lies' on gay rights as activist claims they were told to assure refugees

LGBT activists say the Government is "cynically" using Rwandan LGBT + people to whitewash abuses as Priti Patel pushes ahead with flying immigrants to the country

Daily Mirror

Refugee wants to contribute to UK like Mo Farah but fears being deported to Rwanda

The Government has put its controversial Rwanda deportations on hold until September as it awaits a court hearing and the result of the Conservative leadership contest

The Independent UK

Protests across UK oppose ‘heinous’ Rwanda migrant deportation policy

Demonstrators across the UK opposed the Government’s plan to deport some migrants to Rwanda, in a series of protests on Saturday.

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of activists to protest Rwanda scheme at UK detention centres

HUNDREDS of protesters are expected to rally across all the UK’s immigration detention centres in a bid to protest the Government’s…

Evening Standard

Liz Truss ‘will ask Turkey to join Rwanda deportation plan’ - report

Liz Truss will reportedly attempt to expand the Rwanda migrant removal scheme to countries such as Turkey if she becomes Prime Minister.

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership candidates' policies compared - from 'fantasy' tax cuts to culture wars

The four remaining candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson - Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch - have clashed over each other's records. We look at their stances on key issues

1 … 101 102 103 104

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

East African Community

36 stories

Conversation Africa

32 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.