UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries

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UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries

Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditions

Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the West African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries where they face political violence, torture and death.

The statement, cosigned by a representative of the African Commission on Human and People’s rights, adds diplomatic pressure on Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most repressive regimes, to comply with international human rights standards and avoid refoulement, or the expulsion of people to countries where they face persecution.

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15 thoughts on “UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries

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