Rwanda model|A lawyer representing two migrants interviewed by the BBC points out that their experiences raise serious concerns about Rwanda’s ability to provide a safe haven for vulnerable migrants.
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Migrants in Rwanda feel isolated and insecure.
Britain moved migrants to Rwanda from Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian Ocean.
The Rwanda model has been one of the topics of discussion in the EU elections.
The legal status of migrants brought from Diego Garcia atoll in Rwanda is not the same as those flown in from Britain.
to Rwanda sent migrants describe For the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC feeling isolated and unsafe in the country.
The BBC interviewed four migrants in Rwanda who were transferred to the country by Britain more than a year ago from the Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian Ocean. The atoll, which serves as a US and British military base, is administratively part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
One of the migrants calls Rwanda an open prison.
“We don’t go out. We are always afraid,” the 23-year-old migrant described the situation to the BBC.
So the so-called Rwanda model has been one of the topics of discussion in the EU elections held on Sunday.
The model is named after an ongoing project in Britain. In the model, Britain plans to fly asylum seekers who have arrived in the country to Rwanda in Africa, which for a fee would handle the entire asylum process, i.e. process the applications and screen who can get asylum and who will be returned to their country of origin.
In the EU elections, the topic has come up as one of the solutions to limit the number of asylum seekers coming to Europe.
According to the HS poll conducted at the end of May 40 percent of Finns completely or somewhat agree with the statement that the EU countries must work together to concentrate the asylum search outside the Union.
The chairmen of the parliamentary parties also spoke about the matter HS’s European election exam on Tuesday.
Because The migrants interviewed by the BBC arrived in Rwanda from the British Indian Ocean region, their legal status in the country is not the same as the asylum seekers flown there from Britain.
However, a lawyer representing two migrants interviewed by the BBC points out that their experiences raise serious concerns about Rwanda’s ability to provide a safe haven for vulnerable migrants.
of Sri Lanka the Tamil four arrived in Diego Garcia in October 2021 after fleeing persecution. They were transferred to Rwanda for emergency medical treatment after the suicide attempts.
According to the migrants, Rwanda is unable to meet their complex medical needs, which are partly the result of past torture and rape.
They also say that they have encountered harassment and unwanted sexual approaches on the street, which is why they don’t want to move outside.
Four is in a kind of intermediate state in Rwanda, because they cannot be returned to Sri Lanka due to their asylum status, but according to the BBC, Britain has also refused to take them into the country.
They live in Rwanda in apartments paid for by Britain and receive about 39 pounds (46 euros) of money per week for food and other supplies. However, according to the agreement between Britain and Rwanda, they are not allowed to work in the country.
They have shared their experiences, but without success. Due to their previous experiences, they do not want to be in contact with the police.
The authority responsible for immigrants from Britain interviewed by the BBC Doris Uwicieza Picard did not identify any problems, but said that the country was treating the arrivals to the best of its ability.
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