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British policy to settle migrants reaching its shore illegally in Rwanda, which is far away from it, is being resisted by human rights activists and the UN human rights office alike. Recently, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman was in Rwanda to inspect the settlements being built by the UK authorities in Rwanda
British policy to settle migrants reaching its shore illegally in Rwanda, which is far away from it, is being resisted by human rights activists and the UN human rights office alike. Recently, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman was in Rwanda to inspect the settlements being built by the UK authorities in Rwanda, as reported by www.trendsnafrica.com.
There in her interactions with the media, Braverman said that Rwanda was a safe country for the illegal migrants entering the UK since the settlements that are being created are of superior quality and the migrants would be given orientation in different avocations to make a living.
But the UN Human Rights Commission is not convinced about the British assertion. It still maintains that it was worried about the UK Government’s plans. Human Rights activists say that it would be difficult for migrants coming from different backgrounds and cultures to integrate with the local community. Also, they point out that Rwanda does not have a good human rights track record, pointing to the genocide that happened in 1994.
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Braverman said that settling the illegal migrants in an African country would have a significant deterrent effect to prevent the people from crossing the seas to the shores of Britain or any other West European country. The UN Human Rights Office says that the asylum in Rwanda was not robust enough, adding that it could create concerns about respect for the right to freedom of assembly and expression. But as things stand as of now, Britain is committed to going ahead with its plans, unless restrained by a court of law. It was about to dispatch the first batch of migrants to Rwanda but had to put that on hold because of the interference of the European Court of Justice.
