The UK’s proposal to send migrants who arrive in Britain unlawfully to Rwanda is “unacceptable” and a breach of international law, the UN’s refugee agency said. Put to her that Australia had effectively deployed a similar tactic to cut migration numbers, Ms Triggs said: “My point is, just as the Australian policy is an egregious breach of international law and refugee law and human rights law, so too is this proposal by the United Kingdom Government. “But what we’re saying at the UN refugee agency is that there are much more legally effective ways of achieving the same outcome.”She said attempting to “shift responsibility” for asylum seekers arriving in Britain was “really unacceptable”. However, he accepted that it would be “difficult” to implement the plan to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, with the Government braced for legal challenges. We urge the UK to refrain from transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for asylum processing.

Source: The Times April 15, 2022 15:57 UTC