Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 establishes the legal framework for the UK’s policy of relocating certain migrants to Rwanda, affirming Rwanda as a "safe country" and limiting legal challenges to removals on safety grounds. The Act mandates that decision-makers, including courts and immigration officials, treat Rwanda as safe, disapplies relevant provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998, and restricts judicial review of removal decisions. It also provides for monitoring of Rwanda’s compliance with its obligations under the Rwanda Treaty, including protections for relocated individuals and victims of modern slavery or human trafficking. 

Topics

• Custodial violence
• Domestic and intimate partner violence
• Honor crimes (or honour crimes)
• International law
• Sexual violence and rape
• Trafficking in persons

Geographical location

• United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

Keywords

• refugee status
• immigration
• asylum
• state duties
• slavery

Year

• 2024

External URL

• Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Type

• Legislation

Jurisdiction

• United Kingdom