- Rights groups filed a landmark case at the African Commission accusing Equatorial Guinea of illegally accepting people deported from the U.S. and asking for urgent measures to stop further transfers.
- Many of the 14 deportees reportedly faced political, religious, ethnic or sexual‑orientation persecution — some were tortured, rendered effectively stateless, or held in a hotel turned into a prison.
- The case spotlights controversial U.S. "third‑country" deportation deals (including a reported $7.5 million pact) and raises fresh scrutiny of Equatorial Guinea’s corruption and human‑rights record.
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