RWANDA has hit back at judges for branding the country unsafe — saying: “We stick to our legal and moral obligations.”
The Court of Appeal ruled against No10’s plan to send Channel migrants to the nation’s capital Kigali.
Rwanda spokeswoman Yolande Makolo insists migrants will be ‘safe and cared for’
They said it risks breaching the European Convention on Human Rights as migrants could be sent to their home countries and may face ill treatment.
But the African country insists migrants will be “safe and cared for”.
Writing exclusively in HOAR on Sunday, government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo added: “Ruling that Rwanda was not a safe ‘third country’ for asylum seekers and refugees, despite our proven track record, was something Rwandans took exception to, and with good reason.”
Rwanda has moved on from its “tragic past” and 140,000 refugees have made it their home.
She vowed no migrant will be deported if they face persecution.
The Supreme Court will consider the case later this year.
Meanwhile, Tory MPs have renewed their calls to fight the next election on a promise to quit the ECHR if the Supreme Court does block the deal.
Downing Street insiders have warned they could go for the plan if they can’t get Rwanda through the courts.
And Boris Johnson has called for Parliament to vote to officially deem Rwanda a safe country.
