Recent Violence In Bamenda, Buea: NCHRF Investigates Alleged Human Rights Abuses

The report from Bamenda has already been submitted while investigations are still going on in Buea.

 

The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms, NCHRF, says it is investigating possible human rights violations during last month’s violent protests in Bamenda following the long-running strike by Common Law lawyers. Similarly, the Commission is also probing last month’s violence in Buea during an attempted protest march by Common Law lawyers and the recent handling of the strike by University of Buea students.

The disclosure was made in Yaounde yesterday, December 1, 2016, by NCHRF’s Secretary General, Eva Etongue Mayer at the opening of a one-day workshop for the Commission’s Focal Points in different government ministries and agencies. Mayer said the report from Bamenda has already been submitted and is being studied for the Commission to take a decision. Meanwhile, Commission field staff are still investigating the recent incidents in Buea.

Concerning the workshop for Human Rights Focal Points, the NCHRF Secretary General said since their putting in place in 2007, there had been relapse in the follow-up of activities. She attributed this to some Focal Points going on retirement, transferred or reassigned to other duties. This, she admitted, made the follow-up of human rights activities in their ministries difficult. In a related development, NCHRF officials say Cameroon is failing in its commitments with regards to the promo...

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