Asylum: Rwanda

Home Office written question – answered am ar 6 Mawrth 2024.

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Photo of Rupa Huq Rupa Huq Llafur, Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish guidelines that protect LGBT+ refugees in relation to her proposals to offshore refugees to Rwanda.

Photo of Rupa Huq Rupa Huq Llafur, Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of whether Rwanda is a safe country to which to send LGBT+ refugees.

Photo of Michael Tomlinson Michael Tomlinson Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

Protection from discrimination is enshrined within the Rwandan constitution. Rwanda does not criminalise or discriminate against sexual orientation in either law or policy.

The published country information notes (CIN) for Rwanda have been updated and can be found at the following link: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: supporting evidence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), along with other supporting evidence relating to the safety of Rwanda.

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