US EditionRwanda Sues UK for £50M Over Scrapped Deportation Deal
Rwanda seeks legal resolution over unpaid £50 million and unfinalised refugee arrangements under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, citing UK treaty breaches.
- Rwanda has initiated arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration against the United Kingdom, seeking a legal determination of parties' rights under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership treaty.
- The MEDP, created at the United Kingdom's request, was formalised into a treaty to explore irregular migration and align with Rwanda's refugee-protection commitments, which Rwanda says the UK breached.
- The dispute focuses on two 50 million instalments that were scheduled under June 2024 diplomatic notes, with one 50 million payment due last year remaining unpaid.
- Rwanda says the UK's public notices preceded formal treaty termination and warns taxpayers may face paying more than 50 million, as Michael Butera stated, `These announcements were made prior to the formal invocation of the treaty's termination provisions.`
- Although the treaty planned resettlement arrangements, the UK government announced last year it would not continue the partnership after the European Court of Human Rights found aspects unlawful.
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