{"id":241393,"date":"2023-11-16T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=241393"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:10:45","slug":"rwandan-government-insists-the-country-is-safe-for-asylum-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/rwandan-government-insists-the-country-is-safe-for-asylum-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan government insists the country IS safe for asylum seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rwandan government insists the country IS safe for asylum seekers following the UK&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rwanda now stands to lose out on the \u00a3120 million scheme from Westminster<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rwanda has furiously hit back at claims that it is not a safe country for asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>The government in Kigali said it had been recognised by the United Nations for its &#8216;exemplary treatment of refugees&#8217;, and took &#8216;our humanitarian responsibilities seriously&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda now stands to lose out on crucial cash from Westminster, more than 18 months after the \u00a3120 million scheme was announced by then home secretary Priti Patel.<\/p>\n<p>Kigali defended itself after the Supreme Court yesterday ruled there would be a risk of it returning asylum seekers to face &#8216;ill treatment&#8217; in the country they had fled and face further persecution, known as refoulement.<\/p>\n<p>Yolande Makolo, a Rwandan government spokesperson, said: &#8216;This is ultimately a decision for the UK&#8217;s judicial system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77856729-0-image-a-96_1700093794457.jpg\" height=\"389\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yolande Makolo, a Rwandan government spokesperson said Rwanda had been recognised by the United Nations for its &#8216;exemplary treatment of refugees&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/00\/77856727-0-image-a-110_1700094117335.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rwanda has furiously hit back at claims that it is not a safe country for asylum seekers (Pictured:\u00a0Hope Hostel which was preparing to welcome migrants from the UK)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, we do take issue with the ruling that Rwanda is not a safe third country for asylum seekers and refugees, in terms of refoulement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rwanda and the UK have been working together to ensure the integration of relocated asylum seekers into Rwandan society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rwanda is committed to its international obligations and we have been recognised by the UNHCR and other international institutions for our exemplary treatment of refugees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ve been busy continuing to deliver progress for Rwandans and working together with international partners to solve some of the biggest challenges that Africa and the wider world face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We take our humanitarian responsibilities seriously.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12755215\/Rwandan-government-country-safe-asylum-seekers-Supreme-Court-ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwandan government insists the country IS safe for asylum seekers following the UK&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling Rwanda now stands to lose out on the \u00a3120 million scheme from Westminster Rwanda&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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