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Cameroon

October 9, 2019

Release of hundreds of political prisoners in Cameroon welcomed

The decision to release hundreds of prisoners, including the opposition leader, was reached in the context of a National Dialogue which took place last week.
March 22, 2019

Rubber industry aims to halt land grabbing and deforestation

A new initiative is aimed at addressing environmental and human rights abuses driven by the rubber industry.
October 11, 2018

Indigenous leader writes open letter to Princes William and Harry

Charles Nsonkali, Programme Supervisor at a community-based indigenous organisation in the East Region of Cameroon. has written to Princes William and Harry calling for urgent action to stop atrocities committed by the conservation industry against the Baka people of Cameroon.
August 12, 2018

New video shows more brutal executions by Cameroon armed forces

A horrifying video obtained by Amnesty International shows Cameroonian security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed people during a military operation in the Far North region of the country.
October 16, 2017

Patients flee hospitals in Cameroon to avoid crackdown

More than 500 people have been detained in overcrowded prisons following mass arrests in English-speaking regions of Cameroon, whilst eye-witnesses have told Amnesty International that wounded protestors are abandoning hospital treatment to avoid capture.
January 6, 2017

OECD to investigate WWF over human rights complaint

In an unprecedented move, a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has agreed to investigate a complaint that the World Wide Fund for Nature has funded human rights abuses in Cameroon, beginning a process which until now has only been used for multinational businesses.
November 28, 2014

Tribespeople call on WWF to stop funding abuse for ’conservation’

A group of Baka tribespeople in southeast Cameroon have begged the WWF to stop funding the anti-poaching squads responsible for persecution of the Baka.
March 30, 2012

Muslims and Christians in Cameroon support electoral reform

A group of Muslim and Christian leaders have been to see the president of the elections governing body, calling for an end to manipulative practices.
March 4, 2012

Cameroon urged to overhaul laws criminalizing gay relationships

Laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relationships must be repealed by the Cameroonian government, Amnesty International says.
November 9, 2007

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