"The after-effects of this massacre still impact the people of the Balkans 29 years, which is why in May of this year the United Nations declares that 11th July would become the first ‘International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 #Genocide in Srebrenica’. Now, extensive research means we know exactly how many victims this genocide had… which, unfortunately for the Foreign Secretary, is 8,372 people."

#Rwanda #Serbia #Boznia #Israel #Palestine

https://www.counterfire.org/article/david-lammy-an-ignorant-offensive-genocide-denier/

The Rwanda Bill (UK) "is a shameful and performatively cruel law that will risk people's lives and betray who we are as a society."

We've signed an open letter alongside 250 other civil society organisations to oppose this attack on human rights and the rule of law by an increasingly dangerous, authoritarian government in the UK.

Read in full here ➡️ https://drive.google.com/file/d/190Tg6VoNvWEj8x3Qw2FZnxPO2DRC3gdP/view

#Rwanda #rwandabiill #humanrights #Sunak #ukpolitics

#Rwanda policy would still be unlawful even if UK were not party to European convention on human rights, says supreme court - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/nov/15/rwanda-deportation-policy-supreme-court-rishi-sunak-leadership-conservatives-uk-politics-latest