Below is an article by Deutsche Welle Since 2017, Cameroon's mainly English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions have been rocked by violence after separatists declared the independence of Ambazonia. DW examines the untold suffering caused by the unrest. Cameroon's Anglophone region remains in the grip of a seemingly never-ending crisis, even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. International...
The severe "Anglophone Crisis" in Cameroon is ongoing, despite calls for a ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic. The crisis, which has seen the Anglophone regions of Southern Cameroon seek independence...
Below is an article by BBC News Prominent Cameroonian human rights activist Beatrice Titanji leapt for joy when a major secessionist group declared a ceasefire on 29 March to protect people from the "fury"...
The article below was published by Human Rights Watch: Ten leaders of the separatist Ambazonia Interim Government in Cameroon lodged an appeal on August 26, 2019, against their August 20...
The article below was published by ICIR Nigeria: The Southern Cameroon Legal Assistance Network (SC-LANE) has asked the governments of Nigeria and Cameroon to respect the rights of Southern Cameroonians...
The article below, in French, was published by Le Monde: Il fait nuit à Bonabéri, un quartier ouest de Douala, la capitale économique du Cameroun. Une jeune fille, vêtue d’un...
The article below was published by WSAU: Cameroonian security forces moved on Tuesday (June 23rd 2019) to quell uprisings in two prisons by inmates protesting against the government's crackdown on the...
Leaders and representatives of all Southern Cameroonian aka Ambazonian liberation movements held sessions in Europe under the theme “Capacity building toward a negotiated settlement”. Committing...
Below is a press release issued by UNPO Member the Ambazonia Governing Council: In the last six months [October 2018-April 2019], the Ambazonia Governing Council has seen an increase in the degrading...
The article below was published by Africa News The United Nations human rights chief warned on Wednesday [6 March 2019] that Cameroon risked falling into further violence if the government did...
The article below was published by: Daily Nation Cameroon's main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been charged with insurrection, his lawyers say. If found guilty, Mr Kamto, who was arrested on...
Article below originally published by Vanguard Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has dragged the government of Cameroon to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’...
This article was published by Times Live: Cameroon was on Friday stripped of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) due to delays in preparing for the continental showpiece, organisers the Confederation...
The article below was published by All Africa: Emissaries of the two European countries were at the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism on Wednesday and Thursday. The...
The article below was published by Quartz Africa: On Monday Oct. 1 [2018], Cameroon’s Anglophone separatists marked the first anniversary of their self-declared breakaway state, the Federal Republic...
The article below was published by Cameroon News Agency: The US Congress has called on the Cameroun government to release Sisiku Ayuktabe and 46 other persons arrested in Nigeria and repatriated to Cameroun....
On Monday 1 October 2018, the UNPO and its Member organisation the Ambazonia Governing Council (AGC) will be holding a peaceful demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, to call for an end to the human rights...
The article below was published by Africa News: Authorities in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon have imposed a 48-hour curfew meant to restrict movement over what it terms “threats from...
This article was originally published by AfricaNews The European Union, EU, has officially confirmed that it will not deploy observers for Cameroon’s October 7 presidential polls. The EU office...
The Ambazonia Governing Council is appalled by the level of violence committed against civilians in Ambazonia (the erstwhile Southern Cameroons). Some of these actions have been documented by Human Rights...
Since the end of 2016, Cameroonian citizens in the country’s English-speaking regions have been calling for more equitable representation in government and more respect for English—one...
This article was published by Africanews.com. Authorities in Cameroon’s Northwest region say they will not allow people without legitimate reasons to leave the area. A communique dated 18 September...
Opening remarks were given by Lucia Parrucci, UNPO Advocacy Officer and also moderator of the event, and Hanno Schedler, from the Society for Threatened Peoples. Ms Parrucci highlighted how indigenous...
To fully address women’s difficulties, it is essential that societies look beyond the main aspect of a problem. Although all achievements in the name of women are positive steps, the success of privileged...
27 July 2018: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) releases statement on Cameroon crisis criticising both sides for Human Rights violations, singling out the government's “heavy-handed”...
The statement below was released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday [25 July 2018] expressed deep...
This article was published by bareta.news: Jerry John Rawlings, born 22 June 1947, former head of state and president of Ghana has called on the UN, AU and France not to impose superficial solutions to...
The article below was published by Balkan Insight: Amnesty International told BIRN that Cameroon has used Serbian-made weapons in a pattern of "systematic violations" of human rights, and has called on...
Cameroon’s governance and security problems have historically attracted little outside attention. But this seems likely to change, for two reasons. The first is the growing political crisis in the...
The article below was published by the Cameroon Intelligence Report: More than two dozen people have been killed in one of Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions, in what appears...
The article below was originally published by SBS News: Australia has joined the US, Britain and dozens of other nations in criticising Cameroon’s human rights record, as up to a dozen of the West...
This article has been published by Cameroon Concord: The head of the European Union to Cameroon, said they will not send an observation mission during the presidential elections to take place in the...
The article below was originally published by Journal du Cameroun The Anglophone Crisis seems to have taken a different twist as a memorandum signed by some disgruntled individuals, planning mass protest...
More information will follow on the Southern Cameroons Member profile soon. The State of Ambazonia is a republic in Western-Central Africa and makes up an area of 43,000 km2 with approximately...
The article below was published by UNHCHR UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has learned with great concern of the forced return by Nigeria of 47 Cameroonians, who were handed over to the Cameroonian...
The State of Ambazonia, also formerly known as British Southern Cameroons, makes up around 15% of the Cameroon population and is predominantly English speaking. Since their independence from Britain, they...
Below is an article published in Punch Nigeria: The Southern Cameroons National Council has announced plans to introduce identity cards, currency and treasury bills for Bakassi and other areas in the...
Once again a distant government resorts to violence in the wake of price hikes, unresolved national inequalities, and a disregard for human rights. Below is an excerpt of a press release released...
The judge in the case against Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) Vice-Chairman Nfor Ngala Nfor, and other SCNC members arrested at a press conference on 20 January 2007, has thrown the...
After much postponements and disruptions in the case if Mr. Nfor Ngala Nfor, the charges held against him were dropped putting an end to a long year of tribunal adjournments. The Hague, 10 December...
The United Nations Trust Territory of the Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom Administration (UNTTSCUKA) has recently convened a conference to discuss issues relating to Southern Cameroons. At the...
UNPO has made extensive appeals for the immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, and for the protection of their right to continue activities in peaceful pursuit of human rights for...
On 28 November 2006 Southern Cameroonian activist Philip Tete passed away, following prolonged detention under severe conditions in prison. A victim of “prolonged torture, trauma, lack of medical...
Below is an article, as reported to UNPO, issued following the targeting of the family of Mr Nfor Ngala Nfor leader of the SCNC and the event that occurred on the 29 September 2006: "Early yesterday...
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