The first flight of asylum seekers from Britain is set to depart this evening for Kigali, although only a handful of people may be aboard amid a flurry of last-minute legal challenges. This is not the first time Rwanda has taken in asylum seekers from a third country. Conditions are much better in Rwanda, Nyuon said, but he and many others migrants sent from Libya are set on getting to Europe. Israel attempted a similar migrant transfer programme as Britain in 2014, sending mainly Sudanese and Eritreans asylum seekers to Rwanda and Uganda. READ: HRW urges UK gov't to rescind plan to expel asylum seekers to RwandaThe United Nations said Britain's decision to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda is "all wrong".

Source: Libya Today June 14, 2022 14:48 UTC