With support from the Fund, reporters for the Center for Collaborative for Investigative Journalism and the Forbidden Stories Deportation Project probed a secret deal that Uganda signed with the U.S. to receive people who were being deported, even though they had no connection to the country. The story, published in New Lines, spotlights the case of eight people from different countries who were deported to Uganda, where they had no ties and could not speak the language. The team reported that the agreement, which the government of Uganda confirmed after denying its existence for a year, appears to breach international law and commitments made by both countries.
Grantee examines secret agreement that led Uganda to become a “holding ground” for U.S. deportees with no ties to the country
