UN Officials Urge UK to Abandon Rwanda Asylum Plan: Harmful to Human Rights and Refugee Protection
UN officials Filippo Grandi and Volker Turk urged the UK to abandon its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning the move would harm human rights and refugee protection.
They called on the UK to find alternative ways to address irregular migration instead.
Grandi criticized the plan as a breach of the Refugee Convention, which the UK is a signatory to.
The text discusses the UK's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, with criticism from opposition figures like Turk who believe it undermines the rule of law and sets a dangerous precedent.
Despite this, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to begin implementing the plan within the next few weeks, as the upper house of parliament has finally passed the related legislation.
Meanwhile, other European countries like Italy are also considering tougher measures to reduce illegal migration, such as building reception camps in neighboring countries.