The UK government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to be resettled is met with swift criticism as concerns are raised about Rwanda's human rights record.
Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda to be resettled, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.Anyone who has arrived in Britain illegally since January 1 could now be relocated to the African countryThe British government itself had noted concerns about Rwanda's human rights record last year
He was giving a speech in Kent, south-east England, where thousands of migrants in small boats landed on Channel beaches last year. The plan drew strong criticism from opposition parties, with interior minister Priti Patel's Labour Party counterpart, Yvette Cooper, saying it was costly, "unworkable and unethical".
Ms Patel signed the partnership agreement in Kigali on Thursday, and presented it at a joint news conference with Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta. Mr Johnson said the plan would face legal challenges, but said the partnership was "fully compliant" with international legal obligations.A government minister said the plan was focused on single young men.
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