"In November 2023, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the deal was illegal under international law. The court concluded that Rwanda was not a safe destination because of the risk that people deported to the African nation could be sent on to face persecution or human rights abuses in another country."
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the deal after he took office in July 2024. He said the agreement failed to deter unauthorized migrants and declared it "dead and buried.""
"Rwanda regrets that it has been necessary to pursue these claims in arbitration, but faced with the United Kingdom's intransigence on these issues, it has been left with no other choice," Michael Butera, Chief Technical Advisor to the Minister of Justice told the AFP news age"
Rwanda has initiated legal action against the United Kingdom over unpaid sums tied to a 2022 migration agreement that would have relocated undocumented migrants arriving in the UK on small boats. The previous UK government spent about 700 million pounds on the policy and had already paid Kigali 240 million pounds. The UK Supreme Court ruled in November 2023 that the deal was illegal under international law because Rwanda was not a safe destination due to risks of onward persecution. The UK ultimately sent four migrants to Rwanda and Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the scheme in July 2024. Rwanda seeks an additional 50 million pounds in compensation and has moved to arbitration after describing the UK as intransigent.
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