Cameroon: Killings, Mass Arrests Follow Disputed Elections

Nairobi — Rein in Security Forces, Ensure Due Process for Those Arrested

The authorities in Cameroon responded to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass arrests of protesters and other citizens, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Constitutional Council announced on October 27 that the incumbent President Paul Biya, 92, had won the election with 53.66 percent of the vote. His main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former…