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arbitrary detention

Detention without legal basis, judicial review, or due process protections. Prohibited under Article 9 of the ICCPR. Includes indefinite immigration detention, detention without charge, and detention based on political or discriminatory grounds.

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Secretive $7.5 Million Deal Deports 29 People to Equatorial Guinea's Authoritarian Regime

A secret agreement with one of the world's most repressive regimes has stranded 29 deportees in Equatorial Guinea, where they face indefinite detention without counsel or forced deportation to the …

  • The Trump administration paid Equatorial Guinea $7.5 million in a secretive deal to accept 29 deportees from the United States, as part of a …
  • The 29 deportees were sent on two flights — November 24, 2025 and January 22, 2026 — and came from nine countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, …