Rwanda plan challenged over alleged failure to identify risks for LGBTQ+ refugees

Pre-action letter questions Home Office claims that east African country is generally safe'

Priti Patel's plan to send refugees on a one-way ticket to Rwanda is being challenged in the courts over the government's alleged failure to identify risks facing vulnerable groups such as LGBTQ+ people.

A pre-action letter sent to the Home Office on behalf of the pressure group Freedom from Torture questions government claims that the east African state is generally a safe country" for refugees.

the government's claim that Rwanda is generally" a safe third country" is irrational;

it relies upon apparent pre-determination or bias;

the home secretary has breached her duty not to induce breaches of the European convention on human rights by her agents;

removing asylum seekers to Rwanda is beyond Patel's legal authority because it is contrary to the refugee convention.