The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

No 10 to set out sweeping plans to override power of human rights court

Proposal to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights is effort to make government ‘untouchable’, say critics

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Tories will block courts from ruling on human rights violations in 'dangerous power grab'

Boris Johnson is accused of 'ransacking' Brits' human rights as he plans to stop some human rights cases being heard in the High Court - and overrule European judges entirely to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

European decisions halting Rwanda deportations could be ignored under Raab plans

The Deputy Prime Minister wants the successor to the Human Rights Act to assert British courts do not always need to follow case law from Strasbourg.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

East Africa leaders agree regional force to quell DR Congo crisis

The decision comes as fighting escalates in DRC’s northeast, with Kinshasa claiming Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022

The US academic, the hero of the genocide, and the fake plot to topple Rwanda’s president

A 2013 meeting at an LA hotel was not a scheme to depose Paul Kagame but an intricate but abortive FBI sting.

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2022

Prince Charles jets out to Rwanda amid row over Government’s controversial migrants policy

The Government’s Rwanda policy intends to take some migrants who cross the Channel on a one-way ticket to the African country

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

The Tories may relish a fight over Rwanda deportations, but that doesn’t mean they will win

To succeed, the government must not only upset the left but also deter asylum seekers, says author Daniel Trilling

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Prince Charles travels to Rwanda for Commonwealth meeting

Event is usually held in a different country every two years

Wales Online · Jun 21, 2022

Charles travels to Rwanda for Commonwealth meeting

The visit has been overshadowed by a recent report claiming the Prince of Wales has criticised the Government’s Rwanda plan.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Act on neglected tropical diseases

Earlier this year, world leaders began the process of committing to and endorsing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The declaration is a high-level statement meant to mobilise the necessary political will, community commitment, financial resources, and individual action to end NTDs. The Kigali Declaration will be launched at…

Bangkok Post · Jun 20, 2022