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February 24, 2025 Statement

Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Children in Armed Conflict

February 2025

February 14, 2025 Dispatches

Cameroon’s Massacre Victims Wait for Justice Five Years On

Stalled Trial a Case Study in Impunity

Memorial ceremony held on February 21, 2020 at the Saint Theresia Cathedral l in Kumbo, North-West region, Cameroon, for victims of the Ngarbuh massacre.
January 27, 2025 News Release

Cameroon: Cries of Torture Precede Death in Custody

Carry out Effective Investigation, Hold Perpetrators Accountable

Cameroonian police officers near the Olembe stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, February 3, 2022.
January 14, 2025 Dispatches

Cameroonian Political Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared

Authorities Should Immediately Locate Yérima Djoubaïrou Tchéboa

Yérima Djoubaïrou Tchéboa, March 11, 2021, in N'Gaoundere, Cameroon.
January 9, 2025 Dispatches

Cameroon Suspends NGOs, Harming Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Move at Odds with Government Goal to End Violence Against Women

cameroon dispatch
December 17, 2024 News Release

Cameroon: Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group

Arbitrary Decision Violates Right of Association

Seal imposed by Cameroonian administrative authorities and the police at the office of the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network in Douala, Cameroon, 2024.
December 2, 2024 Dispatches

Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Beaten in Cameroon

Ensure Impartial Investigation, Hold Perpetrators Accountable

Leading Human Rights Lawyer Richard Tamfu at the hospital following beatings by gendarmes in Douala, Cameroon, November 2024.
October 11, 2024 Dispatches

Another Troubling Decision For Free Speech in Cameroon

Government Bans Media Debates On President’s Health

Cameroon President Paul Biya.
September 27, 2024 Dispatches

Arrest of Cameroonian Separatist Leader Sends Important Message

Lucas Cho Ayaba in Norwegian Custody

Lucas Cho Ayaba.
August 27, 2024 News Release

Cameroon: ‘Disappeared’ Activist Resurfaces with Marks of Torture

Release Cotta, Ensure Access to Medical Care, Investigate Abuse Allegations

Ramon Cotta (right) and his lawyer Hippolyte Tiakouang Meli
August 13, 2024 Dispatches

Cameroonian Social Media Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared

Confirm Steve Akam’s Detention and Location, Release Him

Screenshot of a video published on social media on July 21, 2024 and showing Steve Akam, also known as Ramon Cotta, at the border between Gabon and Cameroon.
July 29, 2024 Dispatches

Social Media Activist Arrested in Cameroon over Social Media Posts

Free Junior Ngombe, Drop Charges, Respect Freedom of Expression

A patrol of Cameroonian gendarmes in the Omar Bongo Square, Buea, capital of the South-West region, on October 3, 2018 on the sidelines of a political rally.
July 23, 2024 Dispatches

Decree in Cameroon Unjustifiably Censors Free Speech

Revoke Decree, Ensure Right to Freedom of Expression

Cameroon's parliament in Yaoundé, November 17, 2017.
July 18, 2024 News Release

Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Returned to US

Returnees Abused in Both Countries; US Breached Asylum Confidentiality

A person holding a protest sign that reads "Stop Deportations to Danger"
July 18, 2024 Dispatches

Cameroon First Daughter Calls for Decriminalization of Same-Sex Conduct

Brenda Biya’s Statement Highlights Plight of Sexual Minorities

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