Braverman says UK should leave European Convention on Human Rights Suella Braverman said it was her personal view and not government policy, which as Home Secretary she is bound by. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Suella Braverman says Channel migrants will be banned from claiming asylum in UK Home Secratary reveals plans for new laws imposing a blanket ban on anyone deemed entering the UK illegally from seeking refuge Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Suella Braverman says it would be her 'dream' to see asylum seeker flight to Rwanda HOME Secretary Suella Braverman has told the Tory party conference it would be her "dream" to see a photo of a plane taking asylum… The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2022
Suella Braverman accuses rebel Tories of 'coup' and 'airing dirty linen in public' The Home Secretary covered a wide range of topics during her appearance at the Choppers Politics conference fringe event including her 'dream' to send a removal flight to Rwanda. Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
UK taps Alexander Downer for ‘independent’ oversight of asylum seeker deportation plan Former Howard-era foreign secretary was involved in setting up controversial offshore processing regime in Australia The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
UK ministers accused of giving mixed signals over migrant workers Labour calls for clarity for businesses after home secretary appears to contradict chancellor The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
Burundi's Gatumba massacre offers a window into the past and future of the DRC conflict For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts. The neighbouring countries of Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have been locked into this ongoing… The Conversation · Oct 2, 2022
How to watch This England: New Sky drama about Boris Johnson's time as Prime Minister The new drama which has launched on Sky Atlantic deep dives into the former PM's struggles with Brexit and Covid-19, as well as his personal life wracked with controversy. Chronicle Live · Sep 30, 2022
Rwanda genocide suspect's lawyers: Prosecution case is weak Defense lawyers for an elderly Rwandan businessman accused of inciting and financing murderous militias during the African nation’s 1994 genocide have told United Nations judges that prosecutors built an unsubstantiated case aimed at turning him into the “perfect culprit.” The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Fears migrant children could be sent to Rwanda by mistake Campaigners warn over Home Office rulings Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022
Hundreds of child refugees ‘mistaken for adults’ due to ‘hasty’ Home Office decisions, charity warns Children could be sent to Rwanda because of government mistakes, charity leader warns The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Fears migrant children could be mistakenly sent to Rwanda The Refugee Council raised concerns over Home Office ‘errors’ in assessing the age of asylum seekers. The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Rwandan suspect Félicien Kabuga had key genocide role, trial hears In tonight's edition: One of the men accused of funding and supporting the genocide in Rwanda goes on trial in The Hague. Prosecutors say Félicien Kabuga played a crucial role in the mass killings, in which 800,000 people were killed over just three months in 1994. Also, South African President… France 24 · Sep 29, 2022
Trial of Félicien Kabuga: Victims of genocide in Rwanda hope for answers After more than 20 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga was arrested in May 2020 near Paris. Once rich and famous, the 87-year-old is accused of financing, training and encouraging the Hutu militias known as Interahamwe during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. As his trial opens in The Hague,… France 24 · Sep 29, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Sep 29, 2022 Trial of suspected Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga opens in The Hague The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday.
France 24 · Sep 29, 2022 Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier Félicien Kabuga goes on trial One of the last fugitives charged over the Rwanda genocide to face justice, Félicien Kabuga refused to appear in court at the start of his trial on Thursday. "Twenty-eight years after the events, this trial is about holding Félicien Kabuga to account for his substantial and intentional role in that…
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 Long-awaited Rwanda genocide trial starts despite suspect's boycott A U.N. tribunal in The Hague opened the genocide trial on Thursday of a Rwandan businessman captured two years ago after decades on the run, with judges saying the hearing must go on despite the suspect's decision to boycott it from his jail cell.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Trial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect opening at UN court A frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling his country's 1994 genocide is going on trial at a UN tribunal
Chronicle Live · Sep 27, 2022 Tynemouth skies filled with orange paper planes in protest against Rwandan refugee plans Tynemouth Together with Refugees played their part in a nationwide movement - urging Prime Minister Liz Truss to reverse plans to banish refugees to Rwanda
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 Labour ‘to act over child strip-searches and police vetting failures’ Yvette Cooper sets out policies at party conference and attacks ‘unworkable and unethical’ Rwanda deportation plan
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 Home Office to reopen immigration detention centres with £399m deal Two centres in England could detain 1,000 male asylum seekers in move linked to Rwanda scheme
ABC News · Sep 24, 2022 The best new books released in September as selected by avid readers and critics Our critics’ picks include a historical melodrama based on a real-life maybe murder, a romp through the illegal dance halls of 20s London and a gloriously biting satire set in Rwanda.
France 24 · Sep 23, 2022 DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi: 'Presidential elections will take place in 2023' The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the Tribune of the United Nations "the direct military aggression" of Rwanda against his country. Tshisekedi added that he relayed this same message…
Bristol Post · Sep 22, 2022 City to fill the ‘skies with hope’ in campaign against asylum seeker flights to Rwanda The national campaign continues until November 9
Wales Online · Sep 22, 2022 Channel crossings to the UK this year go past 30,000 – more than for the whole of 2021 More people than ever coming over on small boats