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Eswatini confirms arrival of 10 more people as part of US deportation deal
African kingdom receives second group of third-country nationals in what NGOs and lawyers say is violation of human rights Ten people deported by the US have arrived in Eswatini, its government said, the second group of third-country deportees to be sent to the southern African kingdom by the Trump administration in what lawyers and NGOs…
Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally
The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen Lawyers for five men deported by the US to Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, said they are being denied proper access to their clients, who they said are being imprisoned illegally. The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and…
Eswatini government faces court challenge over men deported by US
Group of NGOs claim deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rights A group of NGOs is challenging Eswatini’s acceptance of five people deported by the US, arguing the deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rights. The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba, who the US said were…
Eswatini opposition attacks US deal as ‘human trafficking disguised as deportation’
Men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to be temporarily held in kingdom Civil society and opposition groups in Eswatini have expressed outrage after the US deported five men to the country, with the largest opposition party calling it “human trafficking disguised as a deportation deal”. The men, from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and…