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Cameroonian lawyers condemn “persecution” of their profession

Cameroon's lawyer's anger does not subside after two of their colleagues, Me Richard Tamfu and Me Armel Tchuemegne, were arrested and detained on Friday, November 20. They are accused of "contempt of court and destruction" for taking part in a lawsuit in a court in Douala on November 10, which had led to a muscular police intervention and clashes.…

Cameroonian soldiers are jailed for murdering women and children

Four Cameroonian soldiers received 10-year prison sentences Monday for the killing of two women and two children in an incident that sparked international insurgency, their lawyers said. They and three other soldiers were arrested after a video surfaced on social media in July 2018 showing uniformed men leveling rifles and firing at the victims, one of whom had a baby strapped to his back. The video was one of several that emerged in recent years with alleged atrocities by Cameroonian forces during operations against…

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