Human rights groups are raising urgent concerns after two men expelled from the US to Equatorial Guinea were allegedly subjected to severe abuse—including beatings, confinement with bags over their heads, and forced descent down stairs—while other US deportees watched. Around 30 detainees remain stranded at a hotel outside Malabo, where witnesses claim the violence may have been retaliation for speaking out about harsh conditions and mistreatment. Survivors report lingering trauma, fearing further reprisals, as advocates push for accountability over the reported assaults. The case highlights growing alarm over the treatment of individuals transferred under US deportation policies.
Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violenceTwo men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers.The men – one from Egypt and one from Eritrea – were then taken to a prison. About 30 detainees from the US remain trapped at a hotel in the outskirts of the coastal city of Malabo after being deported from the US. Detainees have said they believe the men were beaten for telling the press and human rights advocates about the poor conditions and violence inside the hotel, and that they are haunted by flashbacks and terrified they will be retaliated against next. Continue reading...
