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asylum

April 30, 2024

Asylum seekers eligible for Rwanda scheme shun UK Home Office

The impact assessment said out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention.”

UK Home office (Credit:UK)
April 30, 2024
International Criminal Court
February 21, 2024

Germany grants 2,000 Russians protection since start of Ukraine war

Ms Bünger accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of not honouring his promise to take in people who did not want to take part in the war against Ukraine.

Russian soldiers
January 16, 2024

Canada denies asylum to PDP chieftain over spelling blunders in Nigerian opposition party’s name

Mosunmola Awonuga’s application for a judicial review of the denial was dismissed.

Canadian judge and PDP national chairman Umar Iliya Damagum
December 8, 2023

UK pays Rwanda £100 million for controversial asylum programme 

The UK has paid the Rwandan government an additional £100 million as part of its agreement to transfer asylum seekers to the East African nation. 

PAUL KAGAME; RISHI SUNAK
August 18, 2022

Like UK, Denmark begins process to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

In April, Denmark and Rwanda began discussions about a procedure for transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation.

June 1, 2022

UK ready to send ‘unwanted’ asylum seekers to Rwanda

“The first flight is expected to take place on June 14,” Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

UK asylum seekers
April 17, 2022

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Britain’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The Johnson administration announced that anyone who had entered the United Kingdom seeking refuge since the start of the year “may” be relocated to Rwanda.

Justin Welby
January 28, 2022

Over 71,000 refugees swarm EU from Afghanistan, Syria, others in November

The chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. and its allies in August 2021 triggered an exodus as Afghans sought to flee.

Refugees in EU