UK Home Secretary Braverman visits Rwanda
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- 21 Mar 2023
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The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Saturday, March 18, arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for a two-day visit.
She is expected to underline Britain’s commitment to the Rwanda-UK migration deal, inked in April 2022, just a few months after it was ruled lawful by her country’s high court.
Last week, President Paul Kagame held talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a fresh move both leaders described as a way “to ensure this important partnership is delivered successfully.”
Under the arrangement, the UK said it sought joint efforts to break the business model of criminal people smugglers and address humanitarian issues.
Local media reports indicate that Braverman confirmed that the UK had “initiated discussions” with the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, following its intervention in 2022 to block plans to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
While in Rwanda, Braverman is also expected to tour the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and the recently unveiled Bwiza Riverside estates. Read More…
