Rwanda ‘tortures and murders’, UK supreme court hearing asylum challenge told

Home Office brings fresh legal challenge after court of appeal ruled UK's deportation policy unlawful

Rwanda is a country that imprisons, tortures and murders" its opponents, including those who have already fled the country, the UK's supreme court has heard.

Raza Husain KC, representing asylum seekers challenging the Rwanda policy, told five senior judges of human rights breaches in the east African country. He said opponents of the Rwandan government were at risk of police violence and absolute repression".