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UK Upper House Reportedly Postpones Passing of Rwanda Migration Bill Until Next Week
UK Upper House Reportedly Postpones Passing of Rwanda Migration Bill Until Next Week
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The House of Lords, UK's upper house of parliament, has postponed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda until Monday, British media... 18.04.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The report said that parliament members overturned Tuesday's attempts by the UK upper house to dilute the plan, and Lords have now put forward even more changes to the proposed bill, which are now expected to be considered by the House of Commons on Monday. Rwanda and the United Kingdom signed a migration agreement in 2022, under which people identified by the UK government as undocumented migrants or asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda for processing, asylum and resettlement. The scheme has drawn criticism from human rights organizations, as well as numerous politicians and officials within the UK. The first deportation flight was supposed to take place in June 2022 but never happened due to the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled it unlawful. The UK government had to draft a new deal last year after the UK Supreme Court determined that the initial scheme did not guarantee the safety of asylum seekers, which is currently under consideration by the UK parliament.Last December, UK Home Secretary James Cleverly inked a new pact with Rwanda, aimed at collaborative efforts against irregular migration. In January, the plan was approved by the House of Commons, but in early March, the House of Lords voted to add stricter safeguards to the plan.Last month, the UN Human Rights Committee called on the UK to abandon a controversial plan that "discriminates against migrants and seeks to limit access to rights for asylum seekers."On Wednesday, the British media reported that the UK entered into talks with Cote d'Ivoire, Botswana, Costa Rica and Armenia to send illegal migrants there, similar to the agreement between London and Kigali.
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UK Upper House Reportedly Postpones Passing of Rwanda Migration Bill Until Next Week
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The House of Lords, UK's upper house of parliament, has postponed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda until Monday, British media reported.
The report said that parliament members overturned Tuesday's attempts by the UK upper house to dilute the plan, and Lords have now put forward even more changes to the proposed bill, which are now expected to be considered by the House of Commons on Monday.
Rwanda and the United Kingdom signed a migration agreement in 2022, under which people identified by the UK government as undocumented migrants or asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda for processing, asylum and resettlement. The scheme has drawn criticism from human rights organizations, as well as numerous politicians and officials within the UK.
The first deportation flight was supposed to take place in June 2022 but never happened due to the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled it unlawful. The UK government had to draft a new deal last year after the UK Supreme Court determined that the initial scheme did not guarantee the safety of asylum seekers, which is currently under consideration by the UK parliament.
Last December, UK Home Secretary James Cleverly inked a new pact with Rwanda, aimed at collaborative efforts against irregular migration. In January, the plan was approved by the House of Commons, but in early March, the House of Lords
voted to add stricter safeguards to the plan.
Last month, the UN Human Rights Committee
called on the UK to abandon a controversial plan that "discriminates against migrants and seeks to limit access to rights for asylum seekers."
On Wednesday, the British media reported that the UK entered into talks with Cote d'Ivoire, Botswana, Costa Rica and Armenia to send illegal migrants there, similar to the agreement between London and Kigali.
