Safety of Rwanda Bill, which sought to declare Rwanda a safe destination for asylum seekers after the Supreme Court declared the scheme unlawful, faced strong opposition from the Labour Party and human rights groups.<\/p>\n
The groups argued that the safety of the migrants could not be guaranteed in Rwanda with the Lords pushing for amendments to ensure the legislation had \u201cdue regard\u201d for international and key domestic laws, including human rights and modern slavery legislation.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court judges had earlier ruled that there were substantial grounds for believing \u201casylum seekers would face a real risk of ill-treatment by reason of refoulement [return] to their country of origin if they were removed to Rwanda\u201d.<\/p>\n
After a sustained parliamentary ping-pong the bill sailed through after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stuck to his guns on plans to deter vulnerable migrants from making dangerous crossings to the UK using small boats.<\/p>\n
In light of the debate about the safety of Rwanda, we sought to know the experiences of the foreigners living in Rwanda as the country continues to rebuild itself after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, which claimed the lives of more than a million people.<\/p>\n
Here is what the foreigners had to say about Rwanda:
\n