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#enforced disappearance

State-sanctioned arrest, detention, or abduction followed by refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or concealment of the person's fate. An absolute prohibition under international law, constituting a crime against humanity when systematic.

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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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Updated March 25, 2026 Deportation to Torture
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Torture and Enforced Disappearances at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and Krome Detention Centers

Florida immigration detention centers are sites of documented torture including a punitive cage device, prolonged solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions, and enforced disappearances facilitated by the absence of any tracking system. At least six people died in Florida ICE facilities since October 2024.

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