Professor James Mouangue
Kobila granted an audience to executive members of the Cameroon Students’
Rights Association (CSRA) at the Commission’s Head Office on Wednesday 5 July
2023.
Professor James
MOUANGUE KOBILA, Chairperson of the
Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC), has promised to once again contact the
Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education on some challenges faced by
students in State universities in Cameroon. He made the promise during a one-hour
audience granted to the Cameroon Students’ Rights Association (CSRA) on
Wednesday 5 July 2023 at the audience room of the institution. The delegation
of three persons which was led by Ms. NAKOUA Nathalie, Vice President of that
association was aimed at sharing information and concerns students in state
universities in Cameroon with a view to promote better training, better
consideration of their personality as well as an improvement of their living
and study conditions.
During the audience, Ms NAKOUA Nathalie exposed the
problems faced by students of State universities in areas of logistics,
infrastructures, sexually related violations and lodging. She added that the
presence of CSRA in some universities is not welcome, as a result their mission.
The Chairperson responded in saying that the Commission had already made some
recommendations in various statements issued by the CHRC to mark the
International Day of Education, while assuring them that he will make more
recommendations to the aforementioned competent authorities in the hope to
resolve the issues presented.
The Chairperson who was very delighted to have the
association reminded them of the three missions of the CHRC which comprise the
promotion and protection of human rights as well as the prevention of torture
in places of detention.
Ms. Nakoua told Professor Mouangue Kobila that CSRA had
reached out to certain members of the government, in particular the Prime
Minister, the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education and the Minister
of Housing and Urban Development each in its own way, to find concrete
solutions to the difficulties previously identified.
The one hour audience finally came to an end with the
CHRC Chairperson encouraging his guests to better sensitise students on their
Rights including the denunciation of alleged violations through the CHRC
toll-free number 1523.
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Gwanmesia Kathleen N
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