The Big Issue

The government’s cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one. And looking into 2024 I’m again facing a very uncertain future

King is a young woman who fled persecution in her homeland in Asia and now lives in the UK. She is a client of Freedom from Torture

For the whole of 2023, I’ve lived with the terror of being sent to live again in a land that displays human rights abuses. The constant threat of being deported to Rwanda has brought shockwaves to my mind and body. I’ve felt like I’ve been thrown back to square one, and I’m yet again facing

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