Bambili Students Caught in Mass Arrest Amid Security Crack Down
By Kate Bih Fear and confusion gripped the university town of Bambili early this Thursday morning as security forces launched ...
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Amnesty International Demands Immediate Release of Abdul Karim
The international human rights organisation Amnesty International has demanded the immediate release of Anglophone peace activist Abdul Karim Ali. The ...
HRW Pressures Cameroon Over Death of Man Allegedly Tortured in Custody
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and local activists are calling for an independent and transparent investigation on the circumstances surrounding the ...
Student Journalist Arrested, Detained for Covering Women’s Protest in Buea
Guy Bruno Maimo, a third-year student journalist at the department of journalism and mass communication at the University of Buea, ...
Journalist Fah Elvis reportedly arrested in Buea
By Tata Mbunwe Information reaching MMI newsroom says the journalist and TV commentator, Fah Elvis Tayong, was arrested at Bonduma ...
CHRC says Junior Ngombe not tortured during arrest, detention
The Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) says the social media activist, Junior Ngombe, was not tortured or physically abused throughout ...
CHRDA reinforces calls for release of young activist, Junior Ngombe
The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) has added its voice to mounting calls for the unconditional ...
American Bar Association opposes Cameroon’s use of military courts to try civilians
The American Bar Association (ABA) has firmly criticised the use of military courts to try civilians, notably journalists, lawyers, and ...
Cameroon: Gendarme officers arrested for torturing man to death.
Officials of the Etoudi Gendarmerie Brigade in Yaounde, in the Center Region of Cameroon, have arrested some of their colleagues for torturing an ...