The British government announced, Thursday, the signing of an agreement with Kigali, which arouses many critics.
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This is a first European, morally and legally questionable, which revolts refugee help NGOs. After months of negotiations, the British Conservative government announced, Thursday, April 14, the signing of an agreement with Rwanda, to send in this country of Central Africa the people crossing the “illegally” round according to the British authorities ( in pneumatic or hidden boats in trucks). These people, who came to seek asylum in the United Kingdom, will be accommodated in Rwanda, 6,400 kilometers from the British coasts, where their requests will be examined. And if they drop refugee status, it will be to stay in Rwanda – and not to return to the United Kingdom.
This partnership negotiated for nine months between London and Kigali aims first to discourage the passages but Boris Johnson preferred Thursday to highlight the fight against smugglers “which generate too much human misery and deaths”, with reference to Twenty-seven people drowned in the Channel in November 2021. “Yesterday, 600 people crossed the Channel, in the coming weeks, the passages could go to 1,000 per day. Other people may lose their lives. End up with Illegal immigration is the only way to welcome those who really need protection, “added the Conservative Prime Minister.
On the move to Kigali Thursday to finalize the agreement, Prii Patel, his Minister of the Interior, judged him “creative” and “compassional”. “Rwanda has already welcomed many refugees, it is a safe country, which respects the rule of law,” said this bright maker of the first hour, known for its positions very right. At its side, the Rwandan Foreign Minister, Vincent Biruta, welcomed the “opportunities” generated by London who will pay a first installment of 120 million sterling pounds in the country, who in turn “will provide a roof and training. “IDPs, said the minister.
” Subcontracting “migrants to a southern country
The United Kingdom is the first European country to achieve a “outsourcing” of its migrants in a southern country. Others are also tempted, like Denmark, also in dealings with Kigali. London takes model on Canberra, Australia sent from the early 2000s its migrants to the Manus and Nauru Islands, a very controversial policy, leading to great moral and physical sufferings among displaced people.
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