Rwanda scheme would ‘completely erode’ UK’s standing on world stage
New Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers is ‘cheap politics’ The UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to...
Category : Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison
Ex-hotelier whose actions saved lives during 1994 genocide has sentence for terrorism charges commuted Paul Rusesabagina, a businessman whose role in saving more than 1,000...
Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda
Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms”...
US calls conditions in Rwanda’s detention centres harsh to life-threatening
Ally’s criticism will be hard to dismiss as UK tries to push through £120m migrant scheme Britain’s closest ally, the US, has criticised Rwanda’s dire...
Rwandan court fines speeding driver $920 over death of campaigning journalist
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter after his car hit motorcycle carrying John Williams Ntwali A Rwandan driver has been fined 1 million Rwandan francs ($920)...
‘Suspicious death’ of Rwandan journalist prompts calls for investigation
Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which...
Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African country Families with children seeking asylum in the UK are...
UN human rights chief says UK should rethink plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Exclusive: Volker Türk critical of scheme he considers ethically problematic and believes government must look again at how to deal with people-smuggling gangs and the...
Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence
Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo The west must ditch its...
Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict
Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis In the camps on the flanks of the Nyiragongo volcano in...
