ADVERTISEMENT

Rwanda

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer attend a joint news conference in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Now playing Next

Austrian chancellor hails UK for its 'pioneer' Rwanda deportation plan

TOP TAGS

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2024 EU TOP JOBS UKRAINE WAR EUROPEAN UNION FRANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EU POLICY HEALTH

More about this topic

People thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by the UK Border Force following a small boat incident in the Channel

Now playing Next

James Cleverly in Italy to discuss clampdown on illegal migrants

Visit comes a day after British parliament passed controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill which will see some illegal migrants in the UK deported to the central African country, legislation that has been slammed by lawyers and international human rights groups.

24/04/2024

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, Monday, April 22, 2024.

Now playing Next

Council of Europe's human rights commissioner condemns Rwanda bill

Shortly after Rishi Sunak's bill finally passed through parliament, five people were reported to have died crossing the English Channel in a small boat.

23/04/2024

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a press conference at Downing Street, in London

Now playing Next

First deportation flights to Rwanda set to leave UK in a few months

First deportation flights to Rwanda set to leave UK in a few months.

22/04/2024

Paul Kagame at anniversary of Rwadan genocide ceremony

Now playing Next

Rwanda remembers genocide 30 years on in ceremony

World leaders around the world have marked the anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi ethnic minority.

07/04/2024

ADVERTISEMENT

In this Friday, April 5, 2019 file photo, family photographs of some of those who died hang on display in an exhibition at the Kigali Genocide Memorial centre in Kigali

Now playing Next

Macron: France and allies 'could have stopped' 1994 Rwanda genocide

In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron said France and its allies could have done more to stop the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

04/04/2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street in London, November 2023

Now playing Next

Euroviews. People seeking safety deserve compassion — not this Rwanda Bill

We, side by side with caring people up and down this country, want the government to end this cruel anti-refugee agenda and rebuild an asylum system that is welcoming and compassionate, Sepideh Sahar and Angela McLeary write.

15/03/2024

FILE - A group of people thought to be migrants arrive in an inflatable boat at Kingsdown beach after crossing the English Channel, near Dover, Kent, England, 2020.

Now playing Next

Controversial UK Rwanda bill 'incompatible with human rights'

Downing Street's plan to deport asylum-seekers to the Central African country breaches international law, according to a parliamentary report.

12/02/2024

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday Jan. 17, 2024.

Now playing Next

Rishi Sunak secures Commons approval of controversial Rwanda Bill

Relief for British prime minister as he faced down a rebellion within his own party to secure approval for his controversial Rwanda plan for asylum seekers.

17/01/2024

Sosthene Munyemana, a Rwandan doctor, arrives at the Palais de Justice with his lawyer Florence Bourg

Now playing Next

Former doctor jailed for 24 years for role in Rwandan genocide

Former Rwandan gynecologist Sosthene Munyemana has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of ethnic Tutsis.

20/12/2023

UK Prime Minister Sunak has doubled down in efforts to see the implementation of his governments Rwanda asylum plan

Now playing Next

UK paid £240m for blocked Rwanda asylum deal amid more party divisions

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has doubled down in efforts to implement his governments blocked plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, despite deep divisions and steep financial cost.

08/12/2023

Asylum seekers arrive at Dungeness beach, south east England, on Wednesday

Now playing Next

UK's 2022 migration levels revised to a record-breaking high

The figures will likely be an embarrassment for Rishi Sunak's Conservative government who consistently pledge to bring the levels down.

23/11/2023

A protester outside the UK Supreme Court.

Now playing Next

UK's Rwanda deportation policy ruled unlawful by Supreme Court

Major blow to Rishi Sunak's government as court rules Rwanda is not a safe country to send asylum seekers to.

15/11/2023

Former Rwandan official, defendant Seraphin Twahirwa arrives at Brussels' courthouse, on October 9, 2023, at the start of his trial.

Now playing Next

Trial of ex-Rwandan officials involved in 1994 genocide kicks off

This is the sixth trial in Belgium's capital linked to the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

09/10/2023

People hold candles during a commemoration ceremony of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in 2019

Now playing Next

Genocide in Rwanda: former prefect indicted in Paris and imprisoned

Pierre Kayondo has been jailed for his role in the atrocity which saw more than 800,000 killed in 1994.

23/09/2023

Rishi Sunak PM

Now playing Next

UK Appeal Court rules plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda illegal

The UK High Court has delivered a blow to PM Sunak's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda by ruling the move illegal. The government says it will appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court.

29/06/2023

The skulls and bones of Rwandans who were slaughtered as they sought refuge are laid out as a memorial inside the church in Ntarama where they sought refuge. 4 April 2014

Now playing Next

Hague court releases Rwanda genocide suspect due to dementia

Despite his clear role in the Tutsi genocide, the Rwandan financier of a notorious radio station will not be convicted by the UN tribunal at the Hague because he is suffering from extensive dementia.

08/06/2023