It is good news that the court of appeal declared unlawful any deportations to Rwanda, on the grounds that these would violate international law (Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal, 29 June). However, it did not rule on whether Rwanda is a safe country to receive asylum seekers.
I have recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and have witnessed the appalling impact of Rwanda’s unlawful invasion on Congolese people living in North Kivu. Its armed militias are looting the mines, and massacring and displacing millions of civilians. Many Congolese women are now widows and many are survivors of sexual violence.
