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UNHRC urges UK to abandon Rwanda migration bill

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By REUTERS More by this AuthorThe United Nations Human Rights Committee urged Britain on Thursday to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month. The committee said it was calling on the British government to withdraw the bill or repeal it if it passed. Read: UK Rwanda migrant deal suffers new setbackPrime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative government wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in Britain on small, inflatable boats each year to live in Rwanda, but legal challenges have so far prevented anyone being sent to the country. AdvertisementTo overcome the court's objections, Sunak's government is hoping to pass a bill that declares Rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers. The legislation will come up for debate again in parliament again on April 15.

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