U.K.’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules
- December 20, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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U.K.’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules
- Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes political promise to tackle the record number of migrant arrivals in small boats.
- The asylum policy would involve Britain sending tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on its shores more than 6,400 km to Rwanda.
About Rwanda
- It is a landlocked country in Africa
- It lies towards south of the equator
- Bordering countries:
- Uganda
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Burundi
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Important lakes: Lake Kivu, one of the Great Lakes of East Africa, lies between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Kigali agreement to curb the use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) was signed in capital city Kigali in Rwanda