Asylum: Rwanda

(asked on 5th February 2024) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of whether Rwanda is a safe country to which to send LGBT+ refugees.


Answered by
Michael Tomlinson Portrait
Michael Tomlinson
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
This question was answered on 6th March 2024

Protection from discrimination is enshrined within the Rwandan constitution. Rwanda does not criminalise or discriminate against sexual orientation in either law or policy.

The published country information notes (CIN) for Rwanda have been updated and can be found at the following link: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: supporting evidence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), along with other supporting evidence relating to the safety of Rwanda.

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