The former Commissioner of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF) rests in peace.

During the burial ceremony on Saturday, 24 February 2024 in Yaoundé, Commissioner Mrs Bouba Hawe Hammam, representing Prof James Mouangue Kobila, Chairperson of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC), led a delegation from the institution to pay a final tribute to this courageous human rights defender.

Mrs Bouba Hawe Hammam, sat in the place of honour reserved for the CHRC Chairperson, alongside Mr Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister, recently elected as the President of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.

The late Commissioner’s dedicated work in the protection of human rights within the NCHRF from October 2014 to February 2021, as well as outside the commission, earned her several international awards.

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