Deportation: Zimbabwe

(asked on 3rd September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications of reports of the detention of opponents of the Government of Zimbabwe in that country since the recent election there for his policies on returning failed asylum seekers.


Answered by
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
This question was answered on 11th September 2018

All asylum and human rights claims from Zimbabwean nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.

Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw. These are reflected in country policy and information notes, which are published on the gov.uk website and kept under regular review. Our most recent update on ‘Zimbabwe: Opposition to the government’ was issued in April 2018.

We have been monitoring the situation in Zimbabwe before, during and after the election process, including the treatment of political opponents, and will update the country policy and information note in due course where we can consider the longer-term significance of these events and ultimately make a full and informed decision about the situation.

However, the situation before, during and after the election does not suggest a fundamentally different one to the difficulties faced by opponents of the ruling ZANU-PF party, which is reflected in the current country policy and information note.

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