The London High Court ruled on Monday. Controversial immigration law that the British Government is trying to pass Rwanda legal for asylum seekers.
This judges rejected appeals submitted in April and they succeeded in paralyzing the first flight to Rwanda, originally scheduled for mid-June. Although they decided in favor of the eight asylum seekers, considering that the British Government had acted badly in their individual cases.
In the hearings held since then, the asylum seekers, together with their lawyers, have stated that this procedure is not only unlawful, but also unlawful. It is “largely unfair” as they risk being deported without access to legal advice.
In turn, they warned that the conditions offered by Rwanda to receive these people were not the best due to its poor record of respecting Human Rights. “They torture and kill those they see as their rivals,” the lawyers denounced. At a hearing in September.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) also intervened, explaining to the court that Rwanda does not have the “minimum” necessary to maintain a “credible, fair and effective” asylum system.
The British Home Office argued that the agreement between the British and Rwandan governments complied with all guarantees that these people would receive adequate treatment upon arrival in the African country so that they could access various “integration programmes”. provided in a plan worth around £120m (€137m).