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Organizations Welcome TPS for Ukraine and Urge TPS Designation for Other Countries in Extreme Conflict
We at Amnesty International USA, Cameroon Advocacy Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and UndocuBlack Network, welcome…
March 4, 2022
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Cameroon Advocacy Network to Congress and Biden Administration: Why is TPS for Cameroon Taking So Long?
Yesterday, the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN), in collaboration with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), held a Congressional briefing on the…
December 1, 2021
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Killing of eight schoolchildren in Cameroon is a new low in devastating Anglophone crisis
Following the killing of eight schoolchildren in the town of Kumba in the Anglophone region of Cameroon, Tity Agbahey, Amnesty…
October 26, 2020
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The U.S. Must Not Deport People to Cameroon
Amnesty International USA calls upon the Trump administration to refrain from deporting people to Cameroon, as the administration schedules deportations…
October 9, 2020
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Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face…
April 7, 2020
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United States Must Center Human Rights and Suspend Security Assistance to Cameroon
In response to reports that the US government has decided to cut security and military aid to Cameroon amid concerns…
February 6, 2019
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Deadliest Boko Haram attack on Rann leaves at least 60 people murdered in Nigeria
At least 60 people were killed following the January 28 devastating Boko Haram attack on Rann, a border town in…
February 1, 2019
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Cameroon: 70 schoolchildren taken in mass abduction must be freed
Following the abduction of at least 70 schoolchildren in Cameroon’s Anglophone region, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Deputy regional director for…
November 5, 2018
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Next government in Cameroon must tackle human rights crises in violence-hit regions
Cameroon’s next government must urgently tackle human rights crises in which hundreds of civilians have been killed this year alone…
October 4, 2018
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Cameroon: Credible evidence that Army personnel responsible for shocking extrajudicial executions caught on video
An investigation by Amnesty International experts has gathered credible evidence that it was Cameroonian soldiers depicted in a video carrying…
July 12, 2018
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UN Committee tells Cameroon to put an end to torture by security forces in the fight against Boko Haram
Cameroon must act swiftly on the recommendations published today by the UN Committee against Torture and put an end to…
December 6, 2017
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Cameroon: Human rights groups demand release of students sentenced to 10 years over Boko Haram joke text
Authorities in Cameroon should drop all charges and release three students each sentenced to 10 years in prison for sharing…
September 21, 2017