Professor James Mouangue Kobila granted an audience to some executive members of the Cameroon Indigenous Women Forum (CAIWOF) at the Commission’s Head Office on Friday 27 October, 2023.

Professor James MOUANGUE KOBILA, Chairperson of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC), has promised to strengthen cooperation with the Cameroon Indigenous Women Forum (CAIWOF) in the preparation of a National forum on the role of new technologies and innovations in the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, which will be organised from 29 to 30 November 2023 in Yaounde. He made this promise during a one-hour audience granted to the Cameroon Indigenous Women Forum (CAIWOF) on Friday 27 October 2023 at the audience room of the CHRC. The meeting with the delegation of three persons which was led by Madam Bouba Aeisatu, Executive Director of that association aimed at sharing information concerning major areas of cooperation between the CHRC and the CAIWOF.

            During the audience Madam Bouba Aeisatu, discussed the on-going preparations towards the forthcoming National forum. She mentioned that this forum will be opened to all women and will enable them to recognize the value of integrating this new technology in their respective careers in order to lessen the violations of the rights of women in the society. She also requested the services of the regional branches of the CHRC in carrying out restitution to raise awareness in the urban and rural areas throughout the national territory.Madam Bouba expressed particular interest in the recommendations of the November’s Universal Periodic Review and express the desire to work hand-in-hand with the Commission on their vulgarisation and implementation. She equally solicited her organisation’s involvement in some important activities and training workshops organised by the CHRC.

            The Chairperson who was quite delighted to receive the association, appreciated the idea of empowering women in the use of the new technology and also drew the attention of the association to the need for educating women and girls on the laws relating to cyber-crimes and especially on the participation of women online and on the rights of online users. The Chairperson immediately assigned some Senior staff members of the CHRC to work with CAIWOF in ensuring the success of the National Forum. He also promised to assist in the printing of a magazine for CAIWOF and to donate some United Nations and the CHRC communication materials for the National Forum.

            The one-hour audience came to an end with the CHRC Chairperson assuring his guests about the Commission’s participation in the National Forum and with the handing over of some important documents on the statements and activities of CHRC. This was followed by group photographs.