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The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda will be complicated by the UK’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda.
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Internal affairs of the bloc may dominate the summit which seeks to address a wide range of international issues.
Priti Patel and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta agreed the migration partnership in April 2022.
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The court blocked the UK from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda until after cases in the UK are decided.
Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
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The decolonisation process was to take place rapidly during the reign of Elizabeth II.
A Commonwealth summit in Kigali enables Kagame to position himself at the centre of international diplomatic networks.
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Summit provides opportunity to showcase modernity of Kigali and government achievements.
A church-goer attends an inclusive church for the LGBTI community in Rwanda.
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A significant number of Rwanda’s LGBT community experience hostility. This includes at work and when trying to access health services.
British Home Secretary Priti Patel (left), and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, seal asylum seeker deal with a handshake.
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The deal undermines every human being’s right to seek asylum and commitments enshrined in the Refugee Convention.
Taking on the UK’s migration management is of short-term benefit to Rwanda, a country facing considerable economic hardship.
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Richer nations are increasingly looking to offshore their immigration processing and further their own economic and political interests at the same time.
Kigeme refugee camp in Rwanda.
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While refugees in Rwanda have the right to freedom of movement and work, in practice it’s difficult for them.