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July 22, 2019

Cameroon: Security Forces Kill Civilians, Rape Woman

Cameroonian security forces have killed at least four civilians and raped one woman since mid-June 2019 during security operations in the North-West region.

Africa

July 22, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Security Forces Kill Civilians, Rape Woman
Africa

July 11, 2019 Dispatches

Kidnappings Endemic in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

Lewis Mudge
Director, Central Africa
Africa

June 28, 2019 Commentary

Africa Should Not Fail Cameroon

Mausi Segun
Executive Director, Africa

Published In: Jeune Afrique

Videos Watch More

March 21, 2013 Video

Cameroon: Abuses in 'Homosexuality' Prosecutions
February 14, 2013 Video

Cameroon: Stop Threats to Lawyers
March 27, 2019 Video

Video: Cameroon Civilians Trapped Between Separatists, Government Forces

Reports More Reports

May 6, 2019

Cameroon: Routine Torture, Incommunicado Detention

UN Security Council Should Condemn Abuses, Demand Reforms
March 28, 2019

Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists

At Least 170 Killed; Hundreds of Homes Burned
July 19, 2018

“These Killings Can Be Stopped”

Abuses by Government and Separatist Groups in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

News

June 24, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Video Shows Separatists Torturing Man
June 4, 2019 Dispatches

Mass Arrests of Opposition Members in Cameroon

Ilaria Allegrozzi
Senior Central Africa Researcher
June 3, 2019 News Release

UN: Highlight Cameroon at Central Africa Briefing
May 23, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Promised Investigation Should Be Independent
May 21, 2019 Commentary

South Africa Can Stop the Spiral of Abuses in Cameroon

Nic Dawes
Managing Director (Acting) and Deputy Executive Director for Media

Published In: SABC
May 13, 2019 News Release

UN: Shine Spotlight on Brutality in Cameroon
May 6, 2019 Report

Cameroon: Routine Torture, Incommunicado Detention
May 2, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Human Rights Watch Denied Entry
April 10, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Government Forces Attack Village
April 8, 2019 Dispatches

Cameroon Tightens Screws on Opposition

Lewis Mudge
Director, Central Africa
March 28, 2019 Report

Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists
March 12, 2019 Statement

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

World Report 2019

Cameroon

Our People

Ilaria Allegrozzi

Senior Central Africa Researcher @ilariallegro

Daily Brief

July 23, 2019

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