Cameroon: Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group

Nairobi — Arbitrary Decision Violates Right of Association

Cameroon‘s authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of a prominent human rights group, Human Rights Watch said today. The arbitrary suspension lacks a lawful basis and violates the right to freedom of association under both Cameroonian law and international human rights law.

On December 5, 2024, the minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, issued a decree without prior notification suspending the activities…