Rights group Asylum Aid files legal challenge to UK's Rwanda policy

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. PHOTO | REUTERS

Human rights group Asylum Aid said on Tuesday it had filed a legal challenge to Britain's policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

"Asylum Aid has filed a claim in the High Court challenging the Home Office’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ guidance," the group said in a statement.

Asylum Aid had previously signalled its intention to file such a claim.