Eswatini high court dismisses case challenging deal on U.S. deportees MBABANE, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Eswatini’s high court has thrown out a case filed by human rights lawyers and activists that challenged the government’s deal with the United States to accept third-country ...

Eswatini High Court dismisses case challenging deal on U.S. deportees. @cnbc.com
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SALC and civil society groups are challenging Eswatini’s deportee deal with the US in the High Court, arguing it was concluded without required parliamentary approval.
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Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.

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Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.

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SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social joined the debate on the U.S. deportation deals sending non-African nationals to #eSwatini, exposing secrecy, corruption, and human rights violations behind the transfers. @aljazeera.com #notousdeportationplanestosadc youtu.be/2H5jdZBYJaA

🎙️ “One World” | Mzwandile Masuku of the Swaziland Litigation Centre on Eswatini’s secret U.S. deportee deal

Masuku urges the courts to test whether the government acted lawfully and to make the secret deal public. @cnn.com
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Public safety concerns grow as eSwatini accepts more US-deported criminals Eswatini faces a growing dilemma as it accepts deported criminals from the US, raising serious human rights concerns and questions about regional safety.

SALC and partners have been featured in #TheStar.

“eSwatini must not be used as a dumping ground for the global north’s failed political choices,” says SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC

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New setback in Eswatini deportation case - Africa Briefing Keypoints: Eswatini–US deportation case faces new delay Civil groups accuse government of defying court Government declines to comment on case THE government of Eswatini has again been accused of unde...

SALC, Swaziland Rural Women's assembly and Swaziland Litigation Centre commented on the setback in the Eswatini deportation case. #Africabriefing #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid Sou

Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns. #NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC centralnews.co.za/eswatini-rec... #CentralNews

Government of Eswatini continues to undermine the Courts as deportation case faces further delay - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini - The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), and the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly express deep co ...

The deportation case challenging Eswatini’s secret deal with the U.S. faces yet another delay, while the Government continues to receive deportees from the U.S. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Parliament had no knowledge of the US-Eswatini agreement, explains SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social during an interview with Channel Africa
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“Africa is not a dumping ground” — SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social tells Duma FM that US deportations to Eswatini raise serious human rights and sovereignty concerns. #notousdeportationplanestosadc
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“What we want, at the core, is for the agreement to be published for public scrutiny, and for the public to understand if it’s indeed in line with our national interest,” says SALC
@melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Rights lawyers challenge odious US deportation scheme in court Activists are suing Eswatini for accepting deportees as Uganda becomes the latest country to bend the knee.

SALC's director, Anneke Meerkotter, questioned how any third country can justify the acceptance of foreign nationals who were illegally deported from the US. @thecontinent.org
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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

SALC comments in @theguardian.com, “This litigation signals to the continent and the world that African nations cannot serve as dumping grounds for unresolved issues.” #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025: In the ongoing High Court case filed on 14 August 2025 by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembl ...

Uganda just jumped on the deportation bandwagon.
But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!”
Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025: In the ongoing High Court case filed on 14 August 2025 by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembl ...

Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned. #NotInOurName #notousdeportationplanestosadc www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...

SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social, yesterday, during an interview with Gabz-FM called for active citizenship across #SADC, discussing the US-Eswatini deportation agreement. #Uganda #Botswana #eswatini
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Eswatini PM Under Fire Over Secret Deal to Host U.S. Deportees Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini is under intense pressure after secretly agreeing to a deal with former U.S. President Donald Trump to house five foreign convicts in the kingdom’s overcr...

“The U.S. is bypassing due process, and Africa must not be complicit,” comments SALC’s Anneke Meerkotter on Neusroom. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and ...

✈️ Breaking: U.S. launches a new airline…
👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!”
Uganda just signed on as a landing strip.
Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance.

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Eswatini activists are getting ready for a court hearing on preliminary points in a case challenging US deportations to Eswatini.
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“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and ...

Eswatini: “You say no urgency?”
We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️
Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.”
We say: “Justice is not for sale.”
Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals.
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Uganda agrees to a deal with the US to take deported migrants if they don’t have criminal records Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.

The U.S. & Uganda just signed a deportation deal. Apparently, people are the new export commodity.
🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo!
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Uganda reaches agreement with US to take in some of its failed asylum seekers African country’s foreign ministry says the two countries are working on the details of a deal over deportees

The U.S. is rolling out a whole new flight path:
Secret flights to Eswatini.
Deportation deals with Uganda.
Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes.
But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC

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Eswatini: NGOs file legal challenge to Trump deportee deal - The Africa Report.com The kingdom’s prime minister is under pressure to justify his deal allowing the United States to send five migrants to his country’s overcrowded prisons.

CSOs take legal action over US deportations to Eswatini.
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US deportations to Eswatini! The prisoner transfer deal heads to court. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 Friday, 22 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 9AM

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#USDeportations #Swaziland Calling someone “barbaric” isn’t analysis, it’s lazy noise. False narratives don’t build justice; they burn it down. Hearing is on Friday, 22 August 2025, High Court, Mbabane, 9 am. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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#USDeportations to Eswatini: “Name-calling isn’t seasoning, it’s just bland. Spice up the convo with truth, not fiction.” - #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

Last week, SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social iso, in an interview with Radio Islam International , discussed the controversial US-Eswatini deportation deal.

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“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes - Southern Africa Litigation Centre Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and ...

Isn’t this about helping the US with its problems?
"We are not an extension of US immigration policy. We have our own priorities, and this deal undermines them."
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