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The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

‘My record speaks volumes’, says Priti Patel in plea to keep home secretary job

Minister says up to next PM whether she stays on – as campaigners call for Rwanda policy to be dropped

The Independent UK

Record number of migrants arrive in Britain by boat on a single day

The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda.

Reuters

Record 1,295 people in one day cross Channel in small boats

Monday’s figure surpasses previous record from last November and brings total this year to 22,600

The Guardian - UK

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Record 1,295 migrants cross Channel in a single day despite Rwanda deportation threat

The number of people making the perilous journey through the Dover Strait in small boats has continued to rise despite the Government's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry meets Rwandan president and pays tribute to genocide victims on surprise trip

The Duke of Sussex visited Urugwiro Village in his role as President of the African Parks Network, speaking with President Paul Kagame about the work they do in Rwanda

Daily Mirror

Harry meets Rwandan president on wildlife conservation trip

Harry visited as part of his work as president of African Parks.

The Independent UK

Treating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up

The government is trying to hide its own views of Rwanda. But the problem with the plan goes deeper

The Guardian - UK

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Priti Patel insists Rwanda is a 'safe' country despite warnings of torture and killings

The UK high commissioner to Rwanda in 2021 warned that the country 'has been accused of recruiting refugees to conduct armed operations in neighbouring countries' - but Priti Patel said it's safe

Daily Mirror

F1 | Lewis Hamilton says he is 'fully transformed' by Africa trip

Lewis Hamilton documented across social media his Africa trip to Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, noting that they were “some of the best days of my entire life”

The Hindu

Denmark in talks with Rwanda on UK-style transfer of asylum seekers

The scheme is the next step in a long-term plan to move the processing of Denmark’s refugees offshore

The Independent UK

Liz Truss 'delaying human rights report due to Rwanda criticism'

LIZ Truss has been accused of delaying an annual report on human rights because it is likely to criticise Rwanda’s human rights record.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss accused of holding up human rights reports over Rwanda criticism

It comes while scheme to deport asylum seekers to central African country has been put on hold

The Independent UK

Liz Truss accused of delaying human rights report over criticism of Rwanda

Publication of Foreign Office annual report on global rights was due before parliamentary summer recess

The Guardian - UK

Indian Power Co Wins Arbitration In Paris Court

KPTL had won the Arbitral Award of more than $32.35 million against REG in September last year.

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AFP

Hague trial set for Rwanda genocide accused Felicien Kabuga

The Hague (AFP) - Felicien Kabuga, an alleged financier of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, will go on trial in The Hague on September 29 facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, a UN judge announced Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

How Rwanda could become one of the first countries to wipe out cervical cancer

With a strong HPV vaccination programme for girls and a concerted screening and treatment drive for women, the country could be the first in Africa to eliminate the disease

The Independent UK

High Court forces government to reveal parts of Rwanda human rights assessments after secrecy bid

Judge rejects attempts by Foreign Office to redact material on alleged abuses that was already public

Los Angeles Times

Jailed for terrorism, onetime hero Rusesabagina is a point of US contention with Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda — Paul Rusesabagina became known as a rare hero in one of modern history's ugliest chapters: the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Rwandans in the 1994 genocide. He was credited with saving a number of people and inspired books and a movie.

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Daily Mirror

Fury as e-mail shows UK was warned of Rwanda killings - and carried on with refugees plan

An email disclosed to the High Court said "arbitrary detention, torture and even killings" are "accepted" methods of maintaining control in the east African country, where the UK government plans to send refugees

The Guardian - UK

Access denied: I went to Rwanda to talk firsthand to refugees … and the state wouldn’t let me

The African country has been lauded as an ideal location for migrants diverted from the UK, but a ‘sinister’ and secretive government awaits them

The Independent UK

UK ministers were warned of Rwanda political killings before approving flight to deport asylum-seekers

Government attempting to keep official’s comments secret amid legal action over policy

The National (Scotland)

Tory audience boos host as rivals dodge question on indyref

THE Tory leadership candidates have refused to say if they would ever allow another independence referendum at the only hustings event to be held…

Evening Standard

Foreign Office official criticises Rwanda deportation scheme, court documents reveal

The offical warned of Rwanda’s state control, “arbitrary detention, torture and even killings”

The National (Scotland)

Ministers 'warned of Rwanda's torture record before policy announced'

MINISTERS pushed ahead with controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda despite being specifically warned about the regime’s record of…

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office official raised ‘stark’ criticisms of Rwanda plan, court hears

Guardian, BBC and Times seek release of documents about policy of sending asylum seekers abroad

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