UK Passes Bill , to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda.<br />Following two years of challenges, British parliament has passed the controversial bill, CNN reports.<br />The U.K. government will now be able to <br />redirect asylum seekers to Rwanda, where their claims will be weighed by the East African country.<br />Prime Minister Rishi Sunak celebrated <br />the bill's passage on April 23. .<br />We introduced the Rwanda Bill to <br />deter vulnerable migrants from <br />making perilous crossings and <br />break the business model of the <br />criminal gangs who exploit them. , Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, via statement.<br />The passing of this legislation will <br />allow us to do that and make it very <br />clear that if you come here illegally, <br />you will not be able to stay, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, via statement.<br />The U.N. and human rights activists <br />have condemned the bill. .<br />Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner <br />for Refugees, said.<br />“Protecting refugees requires <br />all countries – not just those neighboring <br />crisis zones – to uphold their obligations.”.<br />This arrangement seeks to shift responsibility <br />for refugee protection, undermining <br />international cooperation and setting <br />a worrying global precedent, Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, via statement .<br />Amnesty International U.K. referred to the legislation <br />as "a stain on this country’s moral reputation" , which "takes a hatchet to international legal protections for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.".<br />Amnesty International U.K. referred to the legislation <br />as "a stain on this country’s moral reputation" , which "takes a hatchet to international legal protections for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.".<br />Since the U.K. remains a "signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights,".<br />the British government could <br />"face legal challenges in the European <br />Court of Human Rights," CNN reports.
