Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the impact of the Government's Economic and Migration Partnership with Rwanda on the UK’s international reputation of the circumstances of the death of Congolese refugee Elysee Kanyandekwe in Rwanda in 2018.

This Government is committed to our Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, which will break the business model of criminal gangs, save lives and help to tackle the global migration crisis.

We note reports of the death of Congolese refugee Elysee Kanyandekwe. Rwanda has been recognised globally for their record in welcoming and integrating migrants and asylum seekers, and our own comprehensive assessment found it to be generally a safe and secure country. The UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership contains strong protections on the treatment of migrants.