Cameroon

April 21, 2022

Cameroun : l’épidémie de choléra dans les prisons inquiète l’opposition

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Source: MSN

January 18, 2022

Cameroon: detention conditions of people sentenced to death

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Since 2014, an anti-terrorism law has led to a sharp increase in death sentences in Cameroon. Official data is lacking and is sometimes inconsistent with figures published by civil society organisations.

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May 27, 2021

Cameroun : deux personnes transgenres condamnées à de la prison ferme

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Source: RFI

July 1, 2020

Cameroon : à Douala, déboires et espoirs des mineurs de la prison

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Source: Biocamer

October 17, 2019

Cameroon: "Some of the people sentenced to death go crazy"

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A team of lawyers met 37 inmates who were sentenced to death and are being held in various Cameroonian prisons. Excerpts.

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August 20, 2019

Cameroon: Human Rights Watch dénonce la torture de détenus

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Source: Le Figaro

July 25, 2019

Cameroon : 45 blessés dans la prison de Buea

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Source: Le Figaro

July 24, 2019

Cameroon: des opposants politiques «enlevés» de la prison

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Source: Le Figaro

July 24, 2019

Cameroon: gunshots amid prison riot must be investigated

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Yesterday a riot was reported in Kondengui prison in Yaoundé the Cameroonian capital. According to reports, detained armed separatists from the Anglophone regions and opposition members took possession of the prison yard to denounce overcrowding, judicial delays and deplorable conditions.

Source: France 24

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October 10, 2018

Cameroun : "nous avons des condamnés dans le couloir de la mort depuis plus de 36 ans"

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Source: France Culture

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September 20, 2017

Cameroun : "J’ai vécu l’enfer en prison, mais je continuerai à me battre pour mes frères anglophones"

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Source: Le Monde

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September 20, 2017

Cameroun : "J’ai vécu l’enfer en prison, mais je continuerai à me battre pour mes frères anglophones."

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Source: Le Monde Afrique

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July 21, 2017

Cameroun : Amnesty International dénonce le recours à la torture dans la lutte contre Boko Haram

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Source: Jeune Afrique

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June 30, 2017

Coopération Cameroun-Union Européenne : un plaidoyer pour l’encadrement des mineurs en détention

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Source: Actu Cameroun

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March 31, 2017

Cameroun : la prison de Maroua étouffe

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Source: Camernews

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March 31, 2017

Cameroun : la prison de Maroua étouffe

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Source: Camernews

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February 15, 2017

Cameroun : à la prison de Yaoundé, les chanceux dorment assis, les autres debout

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Source: Le Monde Afrique

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February 15, 2017

Cameroun : la prison de Yaoundé, les chanceux dorment assis, les autres debout

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Source: Le Monde Afrique

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January 31, 2017

Cameroun : la "vie abominable" d'un détenu de la prison centrale de Yaoundé

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Source: France 24, les Observateurs

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January 31, 2017

Exclusive: Cameroonian prisoners smuggle out footage of horrific jail conditions

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The main prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon is “overpopulated, filthy and rife with corruption and abuse”, according to an inmate who contacted FRANCE 24’s The Observers from behind bars. This man secretly filmed, with the help of some of his inmates, the overcrowded cells and “revolting” conditions in wh…

Source: The observers ; France 24

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November 22, 2016

Cameroun : A la prison centrale de Yaoundé, être gardien d’un « volcan qui dort »

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Source: Le Monde

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July 14, 2016

Cameroun : conditions de détention effroyables, voire tortures à mort, pour plus de 1,000 personnes accusées de soutenir Boko Haram

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En raison de la surpopulation qui règne dans la prison de Maroua, jusqu’à huit détenus y meurent chaque mois. Plus de 100 personnes, dont des femmes, ont été condamnées à mort par des tribunaux militaires.Les attaques de boko haram au Cameroun ont fait près de 500 morts en 2015.

Source: Amnesty International

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May 30, 2016

Cameroun : la prison centrale de Maroua sous pression de Boko Haram

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Régulièrement pointé du doigt par certaines organisations non gouvernementales qui l’accusent de porter atteinte aux droits de l’homme dans sa guerre contre le terroriste Boko Haram, le Cameroun est plus que jamais confronté à la gestion des personnes détenues dans le cadre de ce conflit.

Source: Camer.be

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April 8, 2016

Cameroun : près de 70 prisons sans infirmerie

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Source: Camer.be

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