1979 regional treaty

Rights lawyers sued Ghana over a third-country deportation deal with the U.S., alleging the government violated human rights by deporting individuals to their home countries despite U.S. court protections. The lawsuit, filed at the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, represents 27 people among 60 deported since 2025, some held in poor conditions and forced onward to their home countries.

Rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana over a U.S. deportation deal, alleging it violates international law by forcing deportees to their home countries. The lawsuit, filed under a 1979 regional treaty, represents 27 people among 60 deported to Ghana since 2025, who claim they were held in poor conditions and sent to their home countries despite U.S. protections.