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Expert: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda ‘contravenes Geneva Convention'
Apr 20, 2022 02:07A plan by the UK government to forcefully send asylum-seekers to the East African Republic of Rwanda has come under harsh criticism by the UN refugee agency and international NGOs, with a migration expert saying the plan is “contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention.”
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Outrage over UK’s decision to send migrants to Rwanda
Apr 19, 2022 15:04The UK has launched a plan with Rwanda to send asylum-seekers to the African nation. The UK is giving Rwanda £120m to accommodate migrants. Critics say it’s inhumane to send migrants to Rwanda. Rights organizations also say the plan will hurt asylum-seekers.
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Rich Britain sending refugees to Rwanda isn’t ‘burden-sharing’. It’s shameful exploitation
Apr 18, 2022 15:31There are longer-term solutions to solving the world’s ongoing refugee crises, such as addressing the root causes that endanger people’s lives and livelihoods. But a fundamental principle of any morally functioning government is to uphold the human rights of people to seek safety, and not shift that responsibility to states with less developed asylum systems.
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US arrests 210,000 migrants at Mexico border in March, rivaling record highs
Apr 16, 2022 14:41US border authorities arrested 210,000 migrants attempting to cross the border with Mexico in March, the highest monthly total in two decades and underscoring challenges in the coming months for US President Joe Biden.
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UK under criticism over plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Apr 15, 2022 02:10The United Kingdom has come under harsh criticism over its plan to send illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda.
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US preps for possible surge in border crossings, as officials mull lifting COVID curbs
Mar 31, 2022 01:58The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing for the possibility of surge in border crossings of thousands of more migrants per day at the southern border if Title 42 is revoked.
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Madeleine Albright: A war refugee who created countless war refugees
Mar 28, 2022 09:08Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as the US secretary of state, died on Wednesday (Mar. 23) at the age of 84.
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Canary Islands
Mar 28, 2022 07:38Spanish coast guard rescued on Sunday 64 migrants intercepted off Canary Islands and brought them to Arguineguin port, in the Gran Canaria Island.
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Kremlin: Russia seeks ‘more substantial’ talks with Ukraine to end conflict
Mar 22, 2022 12:36Russia says it would like to have more “substantial” talks with Kiev to end almost a month of conflict, which has so far forced more than 3.5 million people to flee Ukraine.
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2,000 cars leave besieged Mariupol in first successful evacuation
Mar 15, 2022 12:41Ukrainian authorities say some 2,000 cars have left the port city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, while a further 2,000 are waiting to leave.