The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda supports welcoming refugees who have chosen Rwanda as their first destination but not those who chose to go to the UK or other European countries.
“We think that rich countries including the UK should not shift their international obligation to receive refugees and transfer them to third countries, just because they have the money to influence and enforce their will”, says in a statement Dr. Frank Habineza (MP), party leader.
Dr. Frank Habineza adds that Rwanda has already a high population density in Africa and already land is not sufficient for us all, with a lot of land conflicts and competition for the natural resources.
According to Dr. Frank Habineza, taking on migrants from UK will increase the land burden and survival challenges for the limited natural resources available. Therefore, it’s not a sustainable situation. UK should own up its international obligation on the migration issues.
The British government has been accused of trading people like commodities after it unveiled a controversial plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way ticket 6,000km (3,700 miles) away to Rwanda.
According to the plan, the British government would screen asylum seekers after arriving and provide their personal information to the Rwandan officials before they are transported to Kigali. The Rwandan government would deal with the asylum process and, if they are successful, sylum seekers will settle in the country. (End)