The visit comes a day after the British Parliament passed the controversial “Rwanda Security Bill”, which provides for the deportation to the Central African country of certain illegal immigrants residing in the United Kingdom.
ADVERTISEMENTThis Wednesday, British Home Secretary James Cleverly travels to the island of Lampedusa to meet his Italian counterpart.
London and Rome are considering joint actions to combat illegal immigration.
The visit comes as the British government prepares to set up flights to deport migrants to Rwanda.
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seeking to discourage small boat arrivals to the UK.
For human rights defenders, this law violates human rights
Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“This new legislation seriously undermines the rule of law in the UK and sets a dangerous precedent around the world. To protect the human rights and dignity of refugees and migrants seeking protection, it is essential that all returns from the United Kingdom take place after an assessment of their specific individual situation, with strict respect for international law and refugee law.
In Rwanda, in the capital Kigali, citizens also greeted this law with horror. Some of them were refugees.
Gonzaga Muganywa, resident of Kigali:
” Of course, it’s also strange because someone who is in the UK shouldn’t come to a country like Rwanda, which is poorer. We would therefore expect the UK to have more resources to accommodate more refugees. »
Almost 110,000 migrants landed on Italian shores in 2023. In the same year, Italy announced that it would open migrant processing centers in third countries such as Albania.
This announcement has been heavily criticized as it contradicts the European Union’s human rights legislation.
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