Female trafficking survivor targeted for UK removal to Rwanda, says charity
Source: The Guardian
Female trafficking survivor targeted for UK removal to Rwanda, says charity
Exclusive: Women for Refugee Women says it is in touch with first woman considered for removal
Diane Taylor
Tue 5 Jul 2022 13.16 BST
First published on Tue 5 Jul 2022 11.40 BST
A woman in immigration detention has been targeted for removal to Rwanda, a UK refugee charity has said.
Women for Refugee Women said it was in touch with a survivor of trafficking who was recently issued with a notice of intent that she was being considered for removal to Rwanda.
Charity workers say that instead of offering the woman protection and the chance to rebuild her life in the UK, the government is proposing to force her against her will to Rwanda.
The Guardian revealed on Sunday that the Home Office was planning a second flight to Rwanda after the first plane, which was due to take off for the country’s capital, Kigali, was grounded on 14 June following an 11th-hour intervention by the European court of human rights.
While the Home Office has not ruled out sending women and children to Rwanda alongside men, this is the first time a woman is thought to have been issued with a notice of intent. Those earmarked for the first flight were all male.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/05/female-trafficking-survivor-targeted-for-uk-removal-to-rwanda-says-charity
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