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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

US calls conditions in Rwanda’s detention centres harsh to life-threatening

Suella Braverman has dismissed domestic critics of Rwanda as part of a ‘leftwing blob’, but it may be harder to dismiss the findings from the US.
Suella Braverman has dismissed domestic critics of Rwanda as part of a ‘leftwing blob’, but it may be harder to dismiss the findings from the US. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Britain’s closest ally, the US, has criticised Rwanda’s dire human rights record, describing conditions in the country’s detention centres as harsh to life-threatening.

The British home secretary, Suella Braverman, took a group of journalists on a trip last week to reveal details of her £120m scheme to send all migrants arriving in the UK through irregular means to Rwanda whether they claim asylum or not. The legality of the scheme is due to be tested shortly in the UK court of appeal.

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