May 01
Rwanda: Detaining Refugees Is 'Whipping Up a Febrile Anti-Asylum Atmosphere'
In response to the Government detaining people seeking asylum to deport them to Rwanda, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said: Read more »
April 23
Rwanda: UK - Channel Crossing Deaths Highlight Government's 'Callous Attitude' to Refugees
In response to reports that five people died earlier today trying to cross the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: Read more »
March 20
Rwanda: Lords Should 'Stand Firm' and Oppose Shameful Rwanda Bill
Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government's controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive,… Read more »
March 18
Rwanda: House of Commons Rwanda Vote Is a 'Shocking Spectacle' - UK
Commons overturns all of Lords' amendments to controversial Safety of Rwanda bill Read more »
March 11
Rwanda: Rwanda Bill - Lords Must Force Government to Stop Playing 'Dystopian Horror Game'
The Rwanda bill is an assault on the rule of law and the protection of human rights in this country and the Lords should face it down, Amnesty International said today (Monday 11… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Vote On Rwanda Bill Is an 'Assault' On Refugee Rights and the Rule of Law
In response to this evening's House of Commons vote on the Government's Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said: Read more »
Rwanda: UK - MPs Must Reject Attack On Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Rwanda Bill
'We are urging all MPs in the strongest terms to take a stand against this outrageous attack on the very concept of universal human rights' - Sacha Deshmukh Read more »
December 07, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Removing Human Rights Laws in Rwanda Asylum Bill Is 'Callous and Immoral'
In response to the UK government's new Rwanda asylum bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said: Read more »
December 05, 2023
Rwanda: UK - Asylum Treaty With Rwanda Is a 'Gross Political Fantasy'
In response to the Home Secretary visiting Rwanda to sign a new asylum treaty, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: Read more »
February 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Amnesty International Investigation Reveals Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Killing Spree, Rapes
M32 rebels killed at least twenty men and raped dozens of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings and Rapes - Amnesty International
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels summarily killed men and raped dozens of women in eastern DRC late November 2022, investigation shows. This constitutes war crimes and could constitute… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Rwanda: UK - PM Announcement to Crackdown On Asylum Is 'Littered With Errors'
In response to the Prime Minister's announcement today to tackle asylum, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: Read more »
December 19, 2022
Rwanda: UK - Rwanda Refugee Ruling Is 'Bitterly Disappointing'
High Court rules Government plans to deport people seeking asylum to Rwanda lawful Read more »