Lee Marsons and Saba Shakil Published: 15th January 2024 In a new briefing, the Public Law Project urges members of Parliament to oppose the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill during the Commons Committee Stage. READ OUR FULL BRIEFING Before the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill returns to the Commons on January 16, PLP argues that the Bill is still dangerous and doesn’t answer the Supreme Court’s findings. Our briefing focuses on three arguments: Clause 2: The evidence still indicates that Rwanda is not a safe country to forcibly remove people to and the Government’s treaty has not changed this, putting people’s lives and safety at real risk. Clause 4: Restricting legal challenges to particular individual circumstances is not enough to ensure people’s safety. Clauses 1, 3, and 5: The Bill disables important human rights safeguards by disapplying most of the Human Rights Act 1998 and requiring domestic judges to disregard international law and interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights. This Bill puts at risk the lives and safety of some of the world’s most persecuted people. It breaches a number of the UK’s most important international commitments and undermines the mutual respect and restraint required by the British constitution between the judiciary, Parliament, and the Executive. READ OUR FULL BRIEFING