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#Cameroon

Incidents involving Cameroon, particularly the deportation of Cameroonian nationals to face persecution, and documented cases of deportees being tortured upon return.

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Updated February 20, 2026 Deportation to Torture
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing

Secret Cameroon Deportation Agreement and Torture of Deportees

The US secretly deported 17 people from 9 African countries to Cameroon under a covert agreement. Deportees were immediately beaten by gendarmes, arbitrarily detained, and subjected to torture. Journalists attempting to document conditions were detained. HRW documented systematic abuses including enforced disappearances and rape.

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