Abandon £1.4 bn plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The government has announced plans to send asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda to detention centres for an indefinite time.
This scheme fails to offer people fleeing war the option to make their lives in the UK, placing the most vulnerable in a country with a poor human rights record.

The Refugee Council predict that the tax-payer will be coughing up over 1.4bn to pay for this scheme. The government must abandon these inhumane plans to shirk its responsibilities toward vulnerable people claiming asylum in the UK, and pledge to protect those who so desperately need it.
They must ensure that UK asylum seekers are safe. Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, a country that is not a democracy, with a terrible human rights record, jeopardises their well-being.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Stop the government's 'one way ticket' plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Timeline

15 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2022

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