8 May 2024
Prevent Psychological Harm: Open Letter to Oppose the Safety of Rwanda Act

This letter was composed and signed by mental health professionals, including psychologists and psychotherapists working in the National Health Service (NHS), the third sector and beyond. We are deeply alarmed by the violent and traumatic nature of the UK’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act (2024). As experts in the field of mental health, we write this letter to expose the catastrophic psychological harm it will cause.

The principal aim of the Safety of Rwanda Act is to deter people from seeking asylum in the UK without prior permission (Home Office, 2024). This, however, was decided despite a lack of evidence (UK Parliament, 2024), which is unprofessional and evidently incorrect given the increase in people arriving via small boats due to a lack of legal and safe routes (House of Commons Committee, 2023).

To seek asylum is a human right (United Nations, 1948). The Act’s blatant violation of this was recognised by the Supreme Court (Amnesty International, 2024) and the UK parliament (House of Commons Committee, 2023). This law may also infringe on the international refugee law of non-refoulement (i.e., the prohibition of returning people to a country where they may face harm) as Rwanda’s legal and judiciary system has previously breached this (United Nations, 2024). Additionally, reports illuminate that Rwanda will likely be unsafe for people with marginalised identities such as LGBTQIA+ (openDemocracy, 2024; Powell, 2023) due to discrimination and abuse (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 2021). It is crucial to acknowledge that human rights violations have a traumatic and intolerable impact on individuals, families, communities, societies and nations (Engdhal et al., 2018).

These human rights violations would happen in addition to the trauma experienced throughout migration. Often, people’s journeys are marked by, and not limited to, human trafficking, exploitation, torture, war and persecution (Chen et al., 2017; Carlsson et al., 2018), alongside cultural and personal loss, typically due to family separation (Liddell et al., 2021). Devastatingly, once people arrive in the UK, sanctuary seekers face unfair and hostile treatment by the Home Office, increased uncertainty, immeasurable fear of detention (Pollard & Howard, 2021), and marginalisation in the host society (Liddell et al., 2021).

Exposure to such trauma, which culminates over time, places people at risk of overwhelming mental distress, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness and post-traumatic stress disorder (Blackmore et al., 2020; Chen et al., 2017). This frequently leads to experiences of hopelessness and helplessness, which prevents people from accessing crucial integrated support (BPS, 2022), thus fuelling their emotional pain and destroying their chances of becoming fully-functioning members of society.

What would you hope for if you or anyone you love were to face such challenges? Would you stand for the blatant disregard for and violation of their rights? Would you want others to deny their humanity? Please remember that any person, no matter their life story, now faces the risk of the profoundly damaging act of removal.

There is an ethical and moral obligation to treat all people with compassion and dignity. People fleeing dangerous situations are entitled to a safe and secure life. This is particularly critical considering the grave impact of British colonialism and contributions to wars inflicted on communities from the Global South (Freire, 1970; Fanon, 2001). Moreover, outsourcing our asylum system to other countries abandons our duty to share the global responsibility of providing care to those forced to seek safety elsewhere.

It is imperative that the mental health of people seeking asylum is protected and the violence of this Act be acknowledged. We unite with the general public (Politics, 2024) and stand against this law. We demand an approach that aligns with the fundamental British values of democracy, individual liberty, the rule of law, and mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths or beliefs (UK Government, 2014).

We call for you to lead by example, protect human rights and abolish the Safety of Rwanda Act.

Kind regards,

The undersigned

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  249. Charli Babb, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cardiff
  250. Alie Garbutt, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Newport
  251. Caitlin Sage, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cardiff
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  253. Thomas Jones, Trainee Clinical Psychogogist, NHS Wales, ABERDARE
  254. Zubeda Miah, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  255. Emma Phelan, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Surrey
  256. Sophie Farthing, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
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  258. Emily Elkington, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Teesside
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  260. Adam Sawczuk, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Liverpool
  261. Jason Hassan, Trainee Clinial Psychologist, NHS, Norwich
  262. Amber Edwards, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of East Anglia, Suffolk
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  264. Koralia Bentivoglio, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
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  268. Sara S. Marques, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cambridge
  269. Michaela Chesters, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Edinburgh
  270. Gemma Parker, Clinical psychologist, Altogether Human CIC, Manchester
  271. Heather Ozanne, Mental health nurse, NHS, London
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  276. Kate Altham, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
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  294. Dr. Rachel Evans, Clinical Psychologist, University of Bath, Cardiff
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  300. Paul Griffiths, Consultant Forensic Psychologist, PJG Psychological Services, SELBY
  301. Geraldine Akerman, Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Forensic Psychology Network, Oxford
  302. Balkes Faily, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  303. Madeline Smyth, Psychologist, Private practice, Cheshire
  304. Rachel Scott, Assistant Psychologist, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London
  305. Nyla Moran, Counselling psychologist in training, GCU
  306. Kim Jackson-Blott, Clinical Psychologist, Children's Services, Oxford
  307. Dr Iona Tynewydd, Senior Clinical Psychologist, NHS, North Wales
  308. Ellis Blyth, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Norwich
  309. Theo Sunley, Clinical psychologist, ABUHB CAMHS, Newport
  310. Claire-Marie Heaney, Systemic practitioner, Platfform, Cardiff
  311. Priyendra Tiwari, Assistant Psychologist, Southern Hill, Norwich
  312. Charlotte Griffiths, Forensic Psychologist, NHS, Hull
  313. Garrett Kidd, Assistant Psychologist, West London NHS Trust, London
  314. Krisztina Nemeth, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Norwich
  315. Dr Leah Francis, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Centrepoint, London
  316. Magda Szulik, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  317. Eloise Stark, Trainee Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, NHS / University of Oxford, Oxford
  318. Lydia Maurel, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS
  319. Sasha Mitchell, Psychotherapist, Pennine care nhs foundation trust, Manchester
  320. Simran Bains, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Kent
  321. Annie, Trainee CBT therapist, Haringey Talking Therapies, London
  322. Peigi Askew, Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology, NHS, Glasgow
  323. Dr Jayde Dix, Clinical psychologist, London
  324. Naomi murphy, Clinical psychologist, Octopus psychology, Peterborough
  325. Ffion Jenkins, Assistant Psychologist, NHS, Cardiff
  326. Maria Ahmed, Cbt therapist, London
  327. Nisha Hickin, Clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  328. Manisha Guru, Assistant Psychologist, NHS, Worcester
  329. Kike Thomas-Smith, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  330. Rashmeet Gupta, CBT therapist, NHS, London
  331. Anna Brown, Counselling Psychologist, Freedom from torture, Newcastle upon Tyne
  332. Laura Kemmis, Freedom from Torture, London
  333. Shoban Adam, Clinical Associate in Psychology, NHS, Stockport
  334. Atiyah Soopee, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Devon
  335. Rachel Johnson, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, Cardiff
  336. Laura Winter, Counselling Psychologist
  337. Emily le Couteur, Counselling Psychologist, Change Grow Live, Manchester
  338. Dr Andy Brackett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Leicester
  339. Katri Seppala, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  340. Genevieve Quartey, Psychologist, CPFT, Cambridge
  341. Hana A, Trainee CP, NHS, Suffolk
  342. Dr Lisa Newton, Clinical psychologist, NHS, Sheffield
  343. Marton Kara, Psychologist, NHS, London
  344. Megan Charles, Family & Systemic Therapist, Freedom from Torture, London
  345. Sophie JONES, Clinical psychologist, Sussex partnership nhs foundation trust, Brighton
  346. Jake Hollis, Clinical Psychologist, Freedom From Torture, Brighton/London
  347. Mel Kakkar, Psychological Therapist, Calm Together Ltd / Freedom from Torture, Gateshead
  348. Dan Kimerling, Psychotherapist, NHS, East Sussex
  349. Rebecca H Clarke, Trainee Clinical psychologist, NHS, Manchester
  350. Niamh O'Sullivan, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  351. Dr Jacqui Scott, Clinical psychologist & Senior lecturer, University of Hertfordshire
  352. Ryhana Ali, Assistant Psychologist, NHS, London
  353. Natalie Kemp, Clinical Psychologist, in2gr8mentalhealth CIC and University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
  354. Shaquilla Linton, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Peterborough
  355. Maria Qureshi, Clinical psychologist, NHS, London, London
  356. Georgie Ramsay, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Leicester
  357. Dovile Dixon, Trainee clinical psychologist, Leicestershire partnership trust, LEICESTER
  358. Diana Luk, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Leicester/ Manchester
  359. Laura Middleton Curran, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  360. Karina v, Trainee Clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  361. Maeve Torrance, PWP, Vita Health, Bristol
  362. Alana Barnett, Senior Psychological Well-being Practitioner, NHS Oxford Health, Buckinghamshire
  363. Tila Robinson, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, Leeds
  364. Chloe Walpole, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  365. Natalie Richards, Trainee Clinical Psychologist
  366. Raha Niakan, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  367. Imelda Minnock, Trainee Clinical Paychologist, UCL, London
  368. Zainab Ogunbadejo, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  369. Alice pace, Trainee clinical psychologist, Nhs, London
  370. Tanya Brennan, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  371. Iram Munir, Trainee Clinical Psychologist (2nd Year), MPFT NHS, Staffordshire
  372. Rhiain Limby, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  373. Luke Alexander, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cardiff
  374. Lucy Sessions, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Leicester
  375. Amelia Balchin, Clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  376. Jess doyle, Trainee psychologist, Nhs
  377. Jennifer Shannon, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, London
  378. Luke Groom, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London
  379. Isabel Avery, Psychologist, NHS, London
  380. Nisha Chauhan, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  381. Shivani Patel, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS
  382. Clare Weston, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cambridge
  383. Susi, Trainee clinical psychologist
  384. Tara Hanna, Trainee clinical psychology, Nhs, London
  385. Mark Griffiths, Clinical Associate in Psychology, NHS, London
  386. Dorothy McKay, NET Trauma Therapist, Calm Together Therapies, Sunderland
  387. Sarah Breustedt, Clinical Psychologist, NHS GGC, Glasgow
  388. Antonia Clarke, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS Scotland, Edinburgh
  389. Sian Connelly, Assistant Psychologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow
  390. Katerina Syrigou, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  391. Siofra Burns, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS Scotland, Glasgow
  392. Ruth Outram, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow
  393. Clare Innes, Trainee Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow
  394. Angeliki Argyriou, Clinical Psychologist, Helen Bamber Foundation, London
  395. Joe Campbell, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  396. S O, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Leicester
  397. Jemma Lang, Psychological Therapist, NHS, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh
  398. Lucy Jenner, Trainee Clinical Psych, NHS, London
  399. Gregory Shields, Doctor, South London and Maudsley, London
  400. Amy Chisholm, Clinical Psychologist, Amy Chisholm, LONDON
  401. Elaine Thomas, Registered Mental Health Nurse, NHS, London
  402. Dr Becky Anderson, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Manchester
  403. Eirini Melegkovits, Clinical Psychologist, London
  404. Asmita Dhungana, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Cambridge
  405. Jessica Saffer, Clinical Psychologist, London
  406. Chancy marsh, Clinical psychologist, The sycamore private practice, Rayleigh, Essex
  407. Liz malpass, Psychologist, Nhs, London
  408. Theoni Kyriazopoulou, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, Norwich
  409. Mhairi Gilmour, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, GGC
  410. Jennifer Sheardown, Trainee clinical psychologist, NHS, Manchester
  411. Alex Perkins, Researcher, NHS, London
  412. Marica Houghton, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS
  413. Emma Russell, Clinical psychologist, NHS, Hove
  414. Naomi Law, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Brighton & Hove
  415. Erasmo Tacconelli, Psychologist, NHS, London
  416. Danielle King, Clinical Psychologist, NHS, Saint Leonards-on-sea
  417. Rachel, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  418. Agata Podstepska, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS, London
  419. Jena Patel, Trainee Clinical Pyschologist, Surrey & Borders NHS Trust / Surrey University, London
  420. Bardana Singh, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Surrey, Guildford
  421. Finn Butterworth Kenny, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust, Guildford
  422. Matthew Vaughan, Manchester
  423. Fisayo Adunola, Lecturer/Trainee Counselling Psychologist, Reading University, Chelmsford
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