Refugees: Rwanda

(asked on 12th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that LGBTQ+ refugees relocated to Rwanda do not face discrimination and intolerance in that country.


Answered by
Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 19th May 2022

Rwanda is a safe and secure country with respect for the rule of law. Rwanda’s constitution includes a broad prohibition on discrimination. We have carried out a robust assessment of the country which demonstrates our commitment to fully evaluating whether Rwanda would be suitable for each potentially eligible person to be relocated. Relocation decisions will be taken on a case by case basis and nobody will be relocated if it is unsafe or inappropriate for them.

We would only ever work with countries that we know are safe and will treat asylum seekers in accordance with relevant international human rights laws.

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