Rwanda is not a safe third country for asylum seekers and the deficiencies in its asylum processes must be corrected for the country to receive asylum-seekers under its migration deal with the United Kingdom, a UK High Court of Appeal ruled Thursday, reversing an earlier decision that had deemed it safe.
“The deficiencies in the asylum system in Rwanda are such that there are substantial grounds for believing there is a real risk that persons sent to Rwanda would be returned to their home countries, where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment when in fact, they have a good claim for asylum. In that sense, Rwanda is not a safe country.
