The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed on Thursday April 14
its "strong opposition
" to the British plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda who arrived illegally on its territory.
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“
People fleeing war, conflict and persecution deserve compassion and empathy.
They should not be traded like commodities and transferred overseas for processing
,” said Gillian Triggs, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for International Protection, in a statement.
