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Was with others, detains because of our background and religion. I was handcuffed for nine hours and standing up while I am handcuffed. I was subject to strikes and physical torture.

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Eventually, you traveled to France and you got on a small boat to cross the channel to come to the UK, arriving in spring 2022. Can I ask you what that journey was like?

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You.

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Know, we were in that boat for seven long hours, and even the motor broke down of the boat. So it was really, really a frightening experience.

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Why did you want to risk your life getting to the UK in that way?

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Well.

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I had to. I had to go to somewhere safe. Everyone was talkingtalking positively about the UK. Having said that, after my arrival, I was detained for three odd months.

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France is a safe country, though.

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You.

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Don't speak French. If you don't speak the language, you can't find a job.

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You don't speak French? You don't speak English. Is that right?

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Yeah.

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At least you can go to language school to learn, but there you can't. It's very difficult there.

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Can I ask how long you were detained for?

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Remember being in Dover for three days and then boarded a boss, a coach, and taken to that deport center, we received a letter informing us that the government is intending to send you to Rwanda.

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At that point, was there any part of you wishing that you had never left your home country?

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Ballet? Yes. Have I had.

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A pack of tablet given to me for my mental health issues, and I had a pack of paracetamol. I took them all.

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You would rather have died than been put on that flight. Yes. Are you relieved that your life was saved?

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Today, after the.

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Court hearing, he is the one who is in power. Yes, I am.

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What would be wrong with being flown from the UK to Rwanda to have your asylum case processed?

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John, it's a chaos in Rwanda. There's no law and order in Rwanda. There's no legitimate government.

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There is some law and order. There is a legitimate government. I wonder if you could explain what it is you would fear about being in Rwanda.

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Check.

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The internet. You see killing, murders, everyday gangs. The governments just serve theirselves.

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Your reaction to the fact that the Rwanda plan has been found unlawful?

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I am very pleased whether I will benefit from this decision or not. But why should these vulnerable people be sent to Rwanda?