All news on the topic: Rwanda

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

Downing Street said it would not comment on the discussions between two foreign governments.

Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’

More than 800 asylum seekers arrived in Britain via small boats on Tuesday, the highest single-day figure since late 2022, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.

The United Nations’ refugee agency has warned judges it may have new evidence from 2024 that Rwanda has endangered asylum seekers, despite Parliament passing a law declaring the country is safe.

With a “peace summit” set to take place in Switzerland later this June, speculation is again rampant regarding the potential for ending Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine via some form of diplomatic solution.

Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali spent his career holding authorities to account –– and many believe he was killed for it.

Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped

Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme

Illegal Migration Operations Command freezes recruitment and draws up redundancy plans, leaked documents show

Ministers were hauled before MPs to answer an urgent question after the high court ruled that the flagship Illegal Immigration Act does not apply in Northern Ireland

UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region

Charity says children could be deported as adults before age can be formally determined

The Labour leader spoke to Sky News’s Beth Rigby about Rwanda, winning a majority, his newest MP and whether he would do a deal with the Lib Dems.

Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding

Under a scheme unveiled in March people whose asylum claims have been rejected are being offered cash to move to Rwanda - it is separate to Rishi Sunak’s deportation plan

Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations

British and Irish ministers are set to meet as tensions grow over the UK’s policy on migrants.

Taoiseach wants to reduce arrivals through Northern Ireland amid concern that Sunak’s Rwanda plan is driving people to Ireland

Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of Brexit

The Government has repeatedly refused to share its assessments on tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite saying it is a safe country

Tory heavyweights including Ken Clarke were among those who blasted Rishi Sunak's controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill, which faced widespread opposition in the House of Lords

A report by the National Audit Office uncovered a string of add-on fees agreed by ministers with the Rwandan government, with Labour branding it a 'national scandal'

Paul Rusesabagina, who saved hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide, pleaded with Rishi Sunak to scrap the asylum plan, warning his homeland could soon be a war zone

Former Home Secretary Ken Clarke is the latest Margaret Thatcher-era Tory grandee to hit out at the Rwanda Bill, which he told the House of Lords is 'extremely dangerous'