Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill has passed through parliament, but a minister has acknowledged further challenges to the controversial legislation are 'inevitable'.
By Adam Parsons, Europe CorrespondentThe Human Rights Commissioner at the Council of Europe, which includes the European Court of Human Rights , has criticised the government's Rwanda's bill, saying it 'raises major concerns' and has called for key clauses to be reversed. Michael O'Flaherty, said he was 'concerned' about the new law and said the British government should 'refrain from removing people under the Rwanda policy'.
He said: 'Managing asylum and migration is undoubtedly a complex endeavour for states, but it must always be done in full compliance with international standards.'In this regard, I am concerned that the Rwanda bill enables the implementation of a policy of removing people to Rwanda without any prior assessment of their asylum claims by UK authorities in the majority of cases.
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