Anglophone crisis in Cameroon: CHRDA condemns the killing of 9 unarmed civilians by Defence and Security forces in North West Region.
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The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) have released a flash report detailing some human rights violations/abuses committed by the Defence and Security Forces (DSF) and non-state armed group (NSAG) fighters in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.
Published on their official website on 14 June 2022, they stated that the report covers the period between April and June 2022. The CHRDA also reiterated that the human rights situation in the Cameroon has continued to deteriorate, with the intensification in violence directly affecting the civilian population.
The 20 page documents gives a clear picture of Military operations in Belo, including killing, burning and looting especially the Massacre of nine civilians in Fungom Subdivision in Mechum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.The human rights organisation, headed by Barrister Agbor Balla also condemned this renewed violence perpetrated against the civilian population and calls on the state to thoroughly investigate these incidents and bring the perpetrators to justice. Read details of the killings in page 3 through the link below.
NB, this report was originally published on 14 June 2022 on the their official page Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon: A Report on Recent Incidents Of violence Committed by Elements of the Defence and Security Forces and Non-State Armed Groups – CHRDA
Berinyuy Cajetan is the founder and publisher of Human Rights and Legal Research Centre (HRLRC) since 2017. He has intensive experience in strategic communications for Civil Society Organizations, campaign and advocacy, and social issues. He has an intensive experiencing in human rights monitoring, documentation and reporting.
