A majority of judges were not convinced by Rwanda's assurances, saying that although made in good faith the evidence they presented 'does not establish that the necessary changes had by then been reliably effected or would have been at the time of the proposed removals.
The Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful as the African nation could not be considered a safe third country.
They agreed with migrants and campaigners who brought the case that the UK government could not guarantee that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would not be deported to the country from which they were fleeing. A majority of judges were not convinced by Rwanda’s assurances, saying that although made in good faith the evidence they presented “does not establish that the necessary changes had by then been reliably effected or would have been at the time of the proposed removals.
Makolo insisted that Rwanda was “one of the safest countries in the world” and said, “we have been recognised by the UNHCR and other international institutions for our exemplary treatment of refugees”.
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