‘We’re seeing a race to the bottom’: How Australia inspired the UK’s controversial Rwanda asylum seeker deal

The UK’s deal to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda, which has drawn parallels to Australia’s offshore processing system, has been heavily criticised by human rights advocates.

Member of the Australian Human Rights Institute's Advisory Committee and founder of the African Australian Advocacy Centre Noël Zihabamwe speaks with SBS News about the refugee swap deal and his own experiences with the Rwandan government, which were the subject of a UN complaint filed with the assistance of the Australian Human Rights Institute.

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