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Rwanda deportations could lead to rise in suicide attempts, charity warns
Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan minister for foreign affairs and international co-pperation, Vincent Biruta, signed a "world-first" migration and economic development partnership in the East African nation's capital city Kigali, on Thursday.

A MEDICAL charity has expressed fears for the safety of asylum-seekers facing deportation to Rwanda, warning the removals could lead to a rise in detainee self-harm and suicide attempts.

Home Secretary Priti Patel announced today that the first deportation flight to the East African country is expected to leave Britain on June 14. 

Officials said a group of asylum-seekers have been sent formal notices advising them that they will be relocated to Rwanda in two weeks. 

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