Key facts
- Britain will not pay Rwanda millions over a canceled asylum deal.
- The Permanent Court of Arbitration rejected all financial claims made by Rwanda.
- Rwanda had asked for at least £60 million ($80 million).
- The court found Rwanda agreed to forgo additional payments.
- Only four people went voluntarily to Rwanda under the asylum agreement.
This ruling concerns the financial implications of a controversial asylum deal between the UK and Rwanda. The UK government sought to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, but the plan faced legal challenges. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has now ruled that the UK does not owe Rwanda money after the deal was canceled. Relations between the two countries had previously soured over Rwanda's alleged role in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.