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Experts urge Equatorial Guinea to uphold international obligations and halt returns of those at risk
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Experts urge Equatorial Guinea to uphold international obligations and halt returns of those at risk

May 13, 2026 Digest External News

News Digest: Automatically collected from relevant external sources. Not original Committee reporting or an official Committee position.

GENEVA —At least nine individuals currently detained in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea are at imminent risk of refoulement following deportation from the United States under a bilateral agreement, experts* warned today. “We are deeply concerned by allegations that individuals in need of international protection have been subjected to transfer arrangements that place them at risk of irreparable harm,” the experts said. “States must ensure that no one is returned, directly or indirectly, to a situation where their life, freedom or physical or mental integrity would be in danger.”

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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 13 May 2026. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.

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