{"id":19818,"date":"2023-12-13T10:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/?p=19818"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:27:16","slug":"unseens-statement-on-the-rwanda-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/unseens-statement-on-the-rwanda-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Unseen&#8217;s statement on the Rwanda Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19818\" class=\"elementor elementor-19818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3403eec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3403eec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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.elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Updated on 23 April 2024<\/strong>: the Safety of Rwanda Bill has completed its passage through Parliament and is set to become law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3dd3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d3dd3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">We <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">remain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\"> deeply <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">concerned<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\"> by the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">second reading<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\"> of th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\"> Rwanda <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">B<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">ill<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148980744 BCX0\">through Parliament<\/span> on 12 December 2023. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This proposed Bill seeks to revive the Rwanda deal which threatens many vulnerable people on the move, including survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of this plan, those who arrive to the UK by small boats, including victims of modern slavery, will be deported to Rwanda where they can claim asylum and support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The threefold concerns surrounding the Rwanda Bill\u00a0are as follows:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1)&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Breach of human rights laws: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This Rwanda Bill is unlawful and already in breach of numerous human rights laws and international conventions as ruled by the UK Supreme Court in November 2023. This legislative move creates a dangerous precedent that groups, notably vulnerable people arriving by small boats, can be stripped of their rights.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1)&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lack of specialised support in Rwanda: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Victims are unlikely to receive the level of specialist support in Rwanda that they could access and are entitled to in the UK. Moving victims to an unfamiliar environment may exacerbate trauma in exploited individuals, compounding the challenges they face.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1)&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Risk of re-trafficking: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unseen echoes the court ruling, which recognised a real risk of refoulement \u2013 people being sent back to their home countries where there is a high likelihood of them being subject to further harm or persecution. For victims of modern slavery or human trafficking, they face risks of further exploitation and re-trafficking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6824a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6824a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government claim of \"massive abuse\" to modern slavery debunked<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5afc745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5afc745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">he <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">G<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">overnment claim<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\"> &#8220;massive abuse&#8221; of the modern slavery system by individuals arriving in the UK through &#8220;irregular&#8221; means, such as small boats crossing the Channel.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\"> Contrary to these assertions, the Government&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">own <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">figures reveal that<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\"> only 6% of people arriving by small boat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">in 2022 claimed they were victims of modern slavery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60646705 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Of the 83,236 people that arrived in the UK on small boats between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-december-2022\/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-december-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7% (6,210 people) claimed they were victims of modern slavery<\/a> (and were referred to the National Referral Mechanism \u2013 the Government&#8217;s system for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery \u2013 as a potential victim of modern slavery).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">Of this 7%, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">the overwhelming majority (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">85%<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\"> received a reasonable grounds decision<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\"> from the Home Office<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">. Of the 505 conclusive grounds decisions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\"> made by the Home Office<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\"> since 2018 to people arriving <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126651955 BCX0\"> the UK on small boats, 85% were positive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW126651955 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127484297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127484297 BCX0\">This means that the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127484297 BCX0\">Home<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127484297 BCX0\"> Office believes that a person is a victim of modern slavery.<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW127484297 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185141242 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185141242 BCX0\">To date<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185141242 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185141242 BCX0\"> t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185141242 BCX0\">he Government has put forward no evidence that people are &#8220;gaming the system&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW185141242 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efec50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5efec50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK no longer sees tackling modern slavery as a priority<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c57e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c57e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\">The Government&#8217;s position on the Rwanda Bill comes in the wake <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256083776 BCX0\">of further cuts to specialist support <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256083776 BCX0\">for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256083776 BCX0\"> victims of modern slavery and trafficking. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256083776 BCX0\">For example, in December<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\"> 2023, the Government <a href=\"https:\/\/afterexploitation.com\/2023\/12\/06\/rishi-sunak-dont-break-your-governments-promises-to-survivors-of-modern-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolled back on the promised 2017 Places of Safety scheme<\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\">, a vital support model providing advice, shelter, and medical intervention post-exploitation. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p>This, compounded by the consistent re-conflation of modern slavery with anti-immigration measures, lays <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\">bare <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203406377 BCX0\">a stark reality which we have feared for some time: tackling modern slavery is no longer a priority for the UK.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8699d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e8699d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our commitment<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fea43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6fea43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152829286 BCX0\">At Unseen, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152829286 BCX0\">we will<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152829286 BCX0\"> continue to champion and fight for the rights of modern slavery victims and survivors to ensure they get the help 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