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Focus on Rwanda’s safety is a distraction from the dangerous conditions for asylum seekers in the UK

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par Melanie Griffiths, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham

Five months ago, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. The court found the African country was “unsafe” under international law on refugee protection.

The UK government, rather than changing the plan, has just passed a new law to declare that Rwanda is safe. This is not just a farcical legal workaround, it is deeply ironic given the unsafe conditions for asylum seekers in the UK. And,…

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