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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Benjamin Lynch

Rwanda's human rights record from genocide to torture - as UK plan to send asylum seekers

The UK government is facing yet more controversy after announcing plans to relocate migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The deal, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson today, will be signed by Home Secretary Priti Patel today.

Current indications show that people seeking asylum, often attempting to cross the channel in small dinghys, in the UK would be flown to Rwanda to be processed there, where they will be encouraged to settle. This policy will only apply to males.

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