My Lords, I want to follow the remark made by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale, when she referred to the general safety of Rwanda outside the particular circumstances of anybody who might be sent there for asylum. I apologise that I was not able to be at Wednesday’s meeting, but, on reading Hansard, I noticed that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart of Dirleton, did not answer a point made by the noble Lord, Lord McDonald of Salford, regarding the renewed imprisonment of the journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga. These were grave allegations. If the Government are aware of the general safety within the justice system of Rwanda, have they made representations about the renewed detention and alleged torture of this journalist, which has become a source of international concern?
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Whitaker
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 19 February 2024.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
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