It is no secret that Cameroon does not have a good human rights record. Fundamental freedoms, including press freedom, freedom from arbitrar...

I  received a press release from Free Muse, an organization that advocates freedom of expression for musicians and composers worldwide, on ...

A s Cameroonian youths celebrate Youth Day on 11 February 2012, it is of utmost importance to highlight that one of their own, Vanessa Tchat...

I t is no secret that homosexuality is outlawed in Cameroon and sanctioned under Article 347 bis of the Cameroon Penal Code with imprisonme...

A mnesty International - Finnish Section - is organizing a discussion about the human rights situation in Cameroon , especially the systemat...

T he government of Cameroon has a legal obligation to ensure that children within its borders have quality education. Despite this obligatio...

C hild labour is a key concept in international law but unfortunately, it has no clear definition. UNICEF defines it as work that exceeds ...

T he right to education is a basic right enshrined in key human rights instruments duly ratified by the Republic of Cameroon, but for many y...

T he Republic of Cameroon is a country with no shortage of human rights violations and limitations on fundamental freedoms. A lot has been w...

F reedom of expression and peaceful assembly remain illusive in Cameroon, central Africa, as security forces continue to enforce limitations...

T he right to access information is a basic right enshrined in key international human rights instruments such as in Article 19 of the Univ...

May 20 is officially the National Day of the Republic of Cameroon, central Africa. This day is usually marked by nation wide celebrations, i...

One year after the death of Germain Ngota Ngota (fondly known as Bibi Ngota), a Cameroonian journalist who died in prison in Yaounde, Camero...

Every year, Front Line, an organization that protects human rights defenders around the world, grants an award to one human rights defender ...

This evening, I received a heartwarming email from Freemuse titled, "Singer Lapiro de Mbanga released from prison." Pierre Rog...

Since pro-democracy demonstrations erupted in North Africa and the Middle East earlier this year, the authorities of a 28-year old regime in...

Two significant human rights instruments, namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the African Charter on Human and Peopl...

L ast week, in a move that echoed social media censorship in Cameroon, the government ordered MTN - a major mobile phone operator in Cameroo...

T he government of Cameroon ratified the African Youth Charter on 11 January 2011 when the country's Head of State for 28 years (see p...

I n November 2010, social networking giant - Twitter - partnered with MTN, a major mobile phone operator in Cameroon, in an effort to make T...