In response to the UK Supreme Court declaring its Rwanda asylum policy unlawful, the UK government is drafting emergency legislation to establish Rwanda as a safe country for asylum seekers. AOAV’s Executive Director appeared on the BBC to argue that to establish this notion of safety would require proper scrutiny of Rwanda.
AOAV’s Executive Director was refused a journalist visa in Rwanda to investigate human rights concerns there. He spoke to the BBC about his concerns of it being a ‘safe’ country for refugees
UK: leading rights organisations warn Prime Minister against ‘dire consequences’ of scrapping the human rights act
AOAV and over 50 other human rights organisations have signed a letter in an urgent appeal to the Prime Minister.