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UN Urges Equatorial Guinea to Halt Torture-Risk Deportations

5/14/2026

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UN human-rights experts issued a rare appeal urging Equatorial Guinea to stop returning U.S. deportees to countries where they face torture or death.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration transferred dozens of protected migrants to Equatorial Guinea, where several are detained awaiting onward removal.
NGOs and the Global Strategic Litigation Council say the transfers breach the Convention Against Torture, violate international law, and leave migrants without protection.

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UN human-rights experts issued a rare appeal urging Equatorial Guinea to stop returning U.S. deportees to countries where they face torture or death.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration transferred dozens of protected migrants to Equatorial Guinea, where several are detained awaiting onward removal.
NGOs and the Global Strategic Litigation Council say the transfers breach the Convention Against Torture, violate international law, and leave migrants without protection.