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.