UK’s Rwanda bill is widely condemned for putting vulnerable people’s health at risk

The medical community, human rights groups, and agencies including the UN and the Council of Europe have condemned the UK for passing the Rwanda deportation bill, calling it an inhumane piece of legislation that endangers crucial medical care for some of the most vulnerable people.Peers in the House of Lords eventually backed down on amending the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, and it was passed by the House of Commons late on 22 April.The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, who has put the Rwanda bill at the centre of his attempts to stop small boats crossing the Channel, said that the first flights removing asylum seekers to Kigali would take off in 10 to 12 weeks. Labour has said that it will abandon the Rwanda policy if the party wins the forthcoming general election.The UK’s Supreme Court found last year that the proposed transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda…
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