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Source Record

Migration and Economic Development Partnership

Why this source is used

Official equality analysis for the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, updated after the Safety of Rwanda Act and treaty ratification.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did LGBTQ+ asylum protection develop? LGBTQ+ asylum protection developed as refugee law recognised persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity, then tested whether asylum systems treated claimants safely and fairly. Read the topic guide LGBTQ+ Asylum and Refugee Protection LGBTQ+ asylum protection developed through refugee-law precedents, EU qualification rules, UK Supreme Court case law, inspection findings and detention-policy scrutiny.

Source Status

Publisher
Home Office / GOV.UK
Type
government
Reliability
high
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-and-economic-development-partnership-with-rwanda Accessed 2 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-and-economic-development-partnership-with-rwanda

Used by Topics

LGBTQ+ Asylum and Refugee Protection

Used by Questions

How did LGBTQ+ asylum protection develop?

Used by Timeline Events

14 April 2022 DiscriminationLegalUK

UK Rwanda Deportation Plan Raises LGBTQ+ Safety Concerns

The UK signed a deal with Rwanda to process and resettle asylum seekers. LGBTQ+ organisations raised grave concerns, citing evidence that Rwanda refused LGBTQ+ asylum claims and that queer people faced societal discrimination. The UNHCR had warned of these risks. The Supreme Court ruled the plan unlawful in November 2023, and it was scrapped after Labour won the July 2024 election without any flights having taken place.