More than 27,300 have done that this year, a decline on the 46,000 who made the journey in all of 2022. called the Supreme Court ruling a vindication of “British values of compassion and dignity.” Amnesty International said the government should “draw a line under a disgraceful chapter in the U.K.’s political history.”Īnnouncing the unanimous decision, President of the Supreme Court Robert Reed said Rwanda had a history of misunderstanding its obligations toward refugees and of “refoulement” - sending claimants back to the country they had sought protection from. Opposition politicians, refugee groups and human rights organizations say the plan is unethical and unworkable.
No one has yet been sent to the country as the plan was challenged in the courts.
