Do not send any person who is seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

It is immoral for our government to send people away simply because of how they travelled here. Many asylum seekers do not have the time or money to cross borders "legally". Crossing in trucks or boats is their only option. They should not be forced to risk everything, only to be sent away.

We believe that the UK asylum system is already inaccessible to many asylum seekers by limiting their access to work and a dignified way of life. Sending people to a country 4000 miles away will only make this worse.

Rwanda is not as safe a place as the government claims. Sending vulnerable people to an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous country is immoral and we do not want our taxes spent like this.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2022

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