The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Prime minister proffers surreal reasons for sending people fleeing war to human rights paradise of Rwanda

Small but vehement group have already expressed doubts about government’s outsourcing plan

Letter: Mike Cushman on why the Conservative government’s ‘war on refugees’ is unwinnable

Expert warns of immediate concern those being sent to African country could face similar threats to those who have fled in recent years

Plans have surprised many, have few precedents and have been condemned as cruel and unworkable

Dr James Smith says we should stop viewing refugees, who are desperate people, as a burden and calls for governments to cooperate to find solutions to solve the issue

Analysis: plan to send unauthorised migrants overseas is likely to be very difficult to defend in courts

The UK is planning to send some failed asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The UK government’s plans to send refugees to Rwanda have been described as a ‘human rights calamity’ by Amnesty International.

Migrants, including asylum seekers who enter through unauthorised methods, will be flown 4,000 miles to East Africa under Government plans.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…