Police severely beat and injured at least 10 demonstrators. On April 4, the European Union Parliament passed a resolution expressing concerns over abuses committed in the North-West and South-West regions of the country, and called on President Biya to release opposition party leader Kamto and all other detainees held on politically motivated charges.In May, the UN Security Council convened an informal meeting on the humanitarian situation in Cameroon, amid resistance from the Cameroonian government and the council’s three African members.Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice This report is produced by OCHA Cameroon in collaboration with COVID 19 Task force. In March, the UK, on behalf of 38 members of the Human Rights Council, expressed its deep concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Anglophone regions, and called on Cameroon to engage fully with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. DAILY PRESS REVIEW CAMEROONIAN PRESS REVIEW OF AUGUST 27, 2020. le 27.08.2020; Go to Press review. All galleries. Positive developments in recent years have been called into question by a surge in attacks by armed groups related to Boko Haram in the Far North region. Their arrest came on after Amnesty International experts analyzed the video in July 2018 and shown evidence strongly suggesting the extrajudicial executions were perpetrated by Cameroonian soldiers.Cameroonian authorities blatantly violated the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, in particular to stop and violently disrupt any protest against the reelection of President Paul Biya.In January, nearly 300 protesters were arbitrarily arrested during peaceful demonstrations, among whom the opposition leader Maurice Kamto, head of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (
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They were responsible for unlawful killings, often involving mutilations. The authorities repressed dissent. On 31 October, the president of the United States of America terminated the designation of Cameroon as a beneficiary under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), considering that Cameroon failed to address concerns regarding persistent human rights violations being committed by security forces. Traditional authorities accused the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) of having forcefully entered the Royal Palace in Bafut (North-West), wounding people and looting the place on 24 September.
Armed groups and government forces committed widespread human rights abuses across Cameroon throughout 2019. A mother and child walk past a destroyed car in a small town near Buea in southwest Cameroon, May 11, 2019. Cameroon: Some neighbourhoods in Douala hit by floods following heavy rains. Cameroon: Lake Nyos disaster, 34 years after! A digital … The dialogue ended with the adoption of a special status for the two Anglophone regions and the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including Maurice Kamto, leader of the opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), and other people arrested in connection with the unrest in the North-West and South-West regions.Responding to increasing attacks by armed separatist groups, security forces killed scores of people, burned hundreds of homes and other property in villages and cities across the North-West and South-West regions, and tortured suspected separatists in detention.On February 6, security forces, including soldiers of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), stormed the market in Bole Bakundu village, South-West region, killing up to 10 men.On April 4, Cameroonian soldiers, gendarmes, and BIR members carried out a deadly attack on the North-West region village of Meluf, killing five civilian males, including one with a mental disability, and wounding one woman. Press review. You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Cameroon in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.. Internet users in Cameroon. As of December, 17 % of schools were functional and 29% of teachers were able to work, according to the UN. Cameroon security forces have used In January, MRC leader Maurice Kamto and some of his closest allies were arrested with another 200 MRC members and supporters after they held country-wide protests. Freedom of expression, association, and assembly continued to be curtailed after President Paul Biya, 86, won his seventh term in October 2018, in elections marred by low voter turnout and allegations of fraud. In November, authorities banned three MRC meetings in the cities of Ebolowa, Yaoundé, and Douala. Cameroon: COVID-19 Situation Report #15 (10 July – 22 July 2020) Source. Armed groups and security forces continued to commit human rights abuses and violations in the context of the Anglophone crisis and the fight against Boko Haram in the Far North.