Theme.- _Listen to the future. Stand up for children’s rights._
Theme.-Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa
Theme.- Why are clean hands still important?
| Date | Title | Category | Description |
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| Date | Title | Category | Description |
| 2024-11-20 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUIMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY | Statements | Theme.- _Listen to the future. Stand up for children’s rights._ |
| 2024-10-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 21 October 2024 | Statements | Theme.-Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa |
| 2024-10-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | Statements | |
| 2024-10-14 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY, 15 October 2024 | Statements | Theme.- Why are clean hands still important? |
| 2024-10-02 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE | Statements | |
| 2024-10-01 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS, le 1 October 2024 | Statements | Theme._- Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide_ |
| 2024-09-28 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION, 28 September 2024 | Statements | Theme. _– Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector_ |
| 2024-09-23 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGES, 23 September 2024 | Statements | Theme.- Sign up for Sign Language Rights |
| 2024-09-22 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN COMMISSION RIGHTS TO MARK THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGES, 23 September 2024 | Statements | Theme._- Sign up for Sign Language Rights_ |
| 2024-09-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE, 21 September 2024 | Statements | Theme._- Cultivating a culture of peace_ |
| 2024-09-09 | NOTICE ON THE IMPLMENTATION OF THE MANDATE OF THE CHRC AS THE NATIONAL MECHANISM FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (NMPT) | Others | NOTICE ON THE IMPLMENTATION OF THE MANDATE OF THE CHRC AS THE NATIONAL MECHANISM FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (NMPT) |
| 2024-09-08 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACK, 9 September 2024 | Statements | *STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACK*DÉCLARATION DE LA COMMISSION DES DROITS DE L’HOMME DU CAMEROUN À L’OCCASION DE LA 5E ÉDITION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE POUR LA PROTECTION DE L’ÉDUCATION CONTRE LES ATTAQUES |
| 2024-08-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF AND TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM* 21 August 2024 Theme._-Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators._ | Statements | Theme._Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators. |
| 2024-08-16 | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7th AFRICA CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY, 10 August 2024 | Statements | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MAR Theme.- _Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalisation for enhanced inclusion |
| 2024-08-16 | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7th AFRICA CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY, 10 August 2024 | Statements | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MAR Theme.- _Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalisation for enhanced inclusion |
| 2024-08-16 | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7th AFRICA CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY, 10 August 2024 | Statements | Theme.- _Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalisation for enhanced inclusion |
| 2024-08-16 | STATEMENT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 7th AFRICA CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY, 10 August 2024 | Statements | Theme.- _Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalisation for enhanced inclusion |
| 2024-08-09 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, 9 August 2024 | Statements | Theme._- Access to citizenship: a fundamental right for indigenous peoples_ |
| 2024-08-09 | Speech of the CHRC Chairperson at Buea | Speeches | |
| 2024-07-31 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 62ND AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY, 31 July 2024 | Statements | Theme. - Women at the centre of strengthening training, technology and innovation for inclusive and sustainable education in Africa |
| 2024-07-31 | PRESS RELEASE OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONCERNING THE ARREST OF MR JUNIOR NGOMBE, 31 July 2024 | Releases | SUCCESS STORY CONCERNING THE ARREST OF MR JUNIOR NGOMBE |
| 2024-06-26 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE 37th INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING, 26 June 2024 | Statements | Theme: The evidence is clear: invest in prevention |
| 2024-06-20 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE CELEBRATION OF THE 23RD WORLD REFUGEE DAY, 20 June 2024 | Statements | Theme.- For a World where Refugees are Welcomed |
| 2024-06-16 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE 34TH DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, 16 June 2024 | Statements | Theme.- Education for all children in Africa: the time is now |
| 2024-06-04 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, 5 JUNE 2024 | Statements | |
| 2024-05-10 | Radio-press release : The CHRC has been accredited with an A Status for 5 years. | Releases | |
| 2024-05-10 | The CHRC has been accredited with an A Status for 5 years | Releases | |
| 2024-05-10 | RADIO-PRESS RELEASE : The CHRC has been accreditated with an A Status for 5 year | Releases | |
| 2024-05-01 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE 138TH INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY, 1ST MAY 2024 | Statements | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2023 - THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CAMEROON IN 12 POINTS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2020 – THE COMMISSION ACTIONS IN 10 DIGITS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2021 – THE CHRC ACTIONS AND SITUATION IN 10 POINTS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2022 - CHRC ACTIONS IN 10 POINTS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2022 - THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CAMEROON IN 10 POINTS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2023 - CHRC ACTIONS IN 12 POINTS | Assessments | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2021 COMPENDIUM OF SPEECHES BY THE CHRC CHAIRPERSON | Compendiums | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2022 COMPENDIUM OF SPEECHES BY THE CHRC CHAIRPERSON | Compendiums | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2023 COMPENDIUM OF SPEECHES AND INTERNATIONAL STATEMENTS BY THE CHRC CHAIRPERSON | Compendiums | |
| 2024-04-23 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE SEVENTH AFRICAN DAY OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, 25 APRIL 2024 | Statements | |
| 2024-04-07 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION ON THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSIS IN RWANDA | Statements | |
| 2024-03-07 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 39th International Women | Statements | Theme.- Invest in women: Accelerate progress |
| 2024-02-29 | Decision concerning the dismissal of Mrs Nkouete Messah Judith Espérance epse Kouobou Tsemo, without notice or compensation | Others | |
| 2024-02-05 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION | Statements | |
| 2024-01-31 | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS | Reports | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT_NCHRF |
| 2024-01-31 | 2021 REPORT ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON | Reports | 2021 REPORT ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON |
| 2024-01-31 | THEMATIC REPORT on implementation monitoring recommendations made in Cameroon by universal and regional mechanisms monitoring of human rights with respect to prevention and the fight against torture | Reports | |
| 2024-01-31 | THEMATIC REPORT OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON COMPENSATING THE VICTIMS OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION AND ABUSIVE POLICE CUSTODY | Reports | |
| 2024-01-27 | PRESS RELEASE BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE ALLEGED CASES OF SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS INVOLVING A CAMEROONIAN CITIZEN | Releases | |
| 2024-01-25 | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MAKE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST_27 JANUARY 2024 | Statements | |
| 2024-01-22 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION | Statements | |
| 2024-01-03 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD BRAILLE DAY | Statements | |
| 2023-12-26 | OBITUARY | Releases | |
| 2023-12-10 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS | Statements | UDHR 75 Dignity, Equality and Justice for All |
| 2023-12-04 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 32nd INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | Statements | |
| 2023-11-25 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | Statements | |
| 2023-11-20 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD CHILDREN | Statements | For Every Child, Every Right |
| 2023-11-17 | Kyiv-Copenhagen Outcome Declaration | Statements | |
| 2023-11-10 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE GRUESOME MURDER OF ABOUT TWENTY-SIX (26) CIVILIANS BY SECESSIONISTS TERRORISTS | Releases | In these tragic moments, the Commission shares the unbearable pain of the families of the twenty-six (26) civilians mowed down by human folly. The CHRC extends heartfelt condolences to the families grappling with these heart-breaking losses, assuring them of its deep compassion |
| 2023-10-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | Statements | 21 October 2023 Call for Universal Ratification, Implementation, Domestication and Periodic Reporting of the Maputo Protocol 20 years after its adoption |
| 2023-10-13 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY | Statements | 15 October 2023 |
| 2023-10-07 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE GRUESOME ASSASSINATION OF TWO CIVILIANS NAMED ABURO CLETUS NJOHGO AND MBANYAMSIG HANSEL NDI BY SECESSIONIST TERRORRISTS | Releases | 7 October 2023 |
| 2023-10-01 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 33rd INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS | Statements | Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations |
| 2023-09-28 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION | Statements | |
| 2023-09-28 | SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHRC) AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS (NIS) | Speeches | |
| 2023-09-25 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE DAY IN CAMEROON | Statements | |
| 2023-09-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE | Statements | |
| 2023-09-15 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE MURDER OF MRS SUZANNE ZAMBOUÉ | Releases | |
| 2023-09-13 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNING CEREMONY BETWEEN THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION(CHRC) AND UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). | Speeches | |
| 2023-09-08 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACK | Statements | The Commission once again strongly condemns the attacks perpetrated by secessionists terrorists targeting civilian populations, in particular, pupils, students, teachers and civil property, including educational institutions. The Commission commends the arrests, prosecutions and convictions in the United States of masterminds and supporters of terrorist acts in the North-West and South-West Regions as a response to the President of the Republic's constant appeal to friendly countries harbouring secessionist terrorists, in particular the recent arrest of Eric Tataw, one of the biggest financial sponsors of terrorism against Cameroon. The Commission reiterates some of its previously made recommendations, including those addressed to actors in the judicial chain, to intensify relentless efforts to track down and hold accountable the perpetrators and instigators of any act constituting an attack on education, wherever they may hide, in order to punish them to the fullest extent of the law. The Commission also urges the Ministry of Public Health to take appropriate measures to establish a systematic strategy for the physical and psychological care of survivors and the families of survivors of armed attacks in general, and particularly attacks on education. |
| 2023-08-26 | PRESS RELEASE ON PROTECTING CHILD RIGHTS ON SCHOOL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING | Releases | The Commission notes that the mismatch between training and employment, both in terms of quality and quantity, as a result of poor or non-existent educational guidance, is one of the causes of youth unemployment. |
| 2023-08-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, AND TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM | Statements | |
| 2023-08-16 | WORKSHOP TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS | Speeches | |
| 2023-08-10 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 6th AFRICAN CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY | Statements | Theme.- _The opportunity to increase national coverage and improve data quality and timeliness through the digitalisation of civil registration systems._ 10 August 2023 |
| 2023-08-09 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | Statements | |
| 2023-07-31 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 61st AFRICAN WOMEN'S DAY | Statements | |
| 2023-06-26 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 26 June 2023 The Commission regrets that, according to the Global Organized Crime Index published in 2021, Cameroon is considered a major importer and a transshipment point for cannabis produced in the country and in other African countries. The Commission equally deplores the failure to comply with the measure banning the marketing and consumption of _"chicha"_ throughout the country, issued by the Minister of Territorial Administration in an Order signed on 8 February 2022. The Commission also recommends to the defence and security forces (including Customs) a stronger fight against the channels of entry and exit, production and marketing of drugs on Cameroonian territory, and enhanced synergy between their different structures, to better respond to the ever-increasing threat of drug trafficking and organised crime. The Commission reiterates to the parents and persons in charge of children, that under paragraph 1 of Article 20 of the African Charter of the Rights and Welfare of the Child, they _“shall have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of the child”. |
| 2023-06-21 | The General interest and global human rights governance | Speeches | The General interest and global human rights governance By James Mouangue Kobila Professor of Public Law Chairperson of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission |
| 2023-06-20 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK WORLD REFUGEE DAY | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK WORLD REFUGEE DAY 20 June 2023 *Theme*- Hope away from Home. A world where refugees are always included The Commission particularly commends the Government's measures to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs, notably the signing of Decree No. 2023/147 of 2 March 2023 to lay down the modalities for the application of Law No. 97/012 of 10 January 1997 relating to the conditions of entry, stay and exit of foreigners in Cameroon. The Commission is still concerned about the non-functioning of the organs for the management of refugee status in Cameroon (in this case, the Commission for Eligibility for Refugee Status and the Appeals Commission) created by Decree No. 211/389 of 28 November 2011 and made operational by the appointment of the members of these organs by Order No. 522/D/PL/CAB of 7 August 2019 and set up on 24 October 2019, following the swearing-in of the said members before the High Court of Yaoundé - Administrative Centre. The Commission once again urges the Government to make the Eligibility Commission and the Appeals Commission operational, so that refugees can benefit from a recognised status and enjoy the privileges attached to it. The Commission reiterates its recommendations made in 2022 to the institutions responsible for the defence and security of individuals to take measures to provide refugees with protection and humanitarian assistance in their movements to safer areas within the country, and to take special measures to facilitate their identification by obtaining new identity papers. |
| 2023-06-15 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 33rd DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD* On the theme: _Children's rights in the digital environment_ 16 June 2023 | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 33rd DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD* On the theme: _Children's rights in the digital environment_ 16 June 2023 The Commission commends the submission to Parliament of the Bill concerning the Charter for the Protection of Children Online, for examination during the current session (June 2023), pursuant to the instruction of the Head of State to the Government. The Commission recommends that the public authorities speed up the process of ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on child trafficking, child prostitution and child pornography, as well as instruments of adhesion to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The Commission recommends especially that the toll-free numbers of the _Agence nationale des technologies de l'information et de la communication_ (ANTIC), which are *8202* and *8206,* be made more widely available and used to report Internet abuse against children. The Commission recommends that all parties intensify their efforts and vigilance to ensure that the digital environment remains a niche of opportunities from which every child in Cameroon can benefit to achieve their Rights, while at the same time being protected from the dangers that would undermine their development and fulfilment. #CHRC |
| 2023-06-05 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY On the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution” 5 June 2023 | Statements | |
| 2023-05-16 | SPEECH BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CHRC ON THE OCCASION OF THE 75e ORDINARY SESSION OF AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS | Speeches | |
| 2023-05-01 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 137th INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 137th INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY On the theme Resilience and Decent Work: Working together in the World of Work for the improvement of living conditions and social inclusion. *1 May 2023* The Commission applauds the Presidential Decree No. 2023/158 of 6 March 2023 on the upgrading of the monthly salary of civil and military servants at an average rate of 5.2 per cent. The Commission applauds the Prime Minister Head of Government's Decree No. 2023/00338/PM of 21 March 2023 to fix the Guaranteed Minimum Wage (GMW) at: - 41,875 CFA francs for civil servants covered by the Labour Code - 45,000 CFA francs for the agricultural and related sectors - 60,000 CFA francs for other sectors of activity, per month, throughout the national territory. The Commission applauds the Order No. 040/PM of 19 May 2022, which defines the conditions for granting age exemptions to persons with disabilities in administrative competitive entrance examinations and recruitment to the civil service. The Commission is concerned about the harmful role that dishonest employers play when they exploit people's ignorance and poverty by subjecting them to a dilemma between the scarcity of job offers and ridiculous salary offers. The Commission advises the Government to strengthen the Labour Inspectorates with human, technical and logistical resources, and ensure that the instructions given to the Labour Inspectors are implemented to intensify visits to businesses for effective and objective inspections. |
| 2023-04-21 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE TRIVIALISATION OF HATE SPEECH IN THE MEDIA | Releases | PRESS RELEASE ON THE TRIVIALISATION OF HATE SPEECH IN THE MEDIA Mr Claude ABE’s remarks have painfully offended the national conscience. They hurt the feeling of belonging to one nation. They resonate as a call for ethnic score-settling and undermine the cultural, linguistic and religious diversity, the matrix of the country's national identity, engraved in golden letters in the first sentence of the Preamble to the Constitution of Cameroon. It is undoubtedly a malicious rehashing of the stigma of a specific community, given that several communities are leaders in several different areas of national life in an ethnic-diverse context. Furthermore, it is the exacerbation of the identity equation, the apology of tribalism, accompanied by a discourse of hate and incitement to violence. The Commission strongly and unreservedly condemns such statements, wherever they come from, as they are irrational and constitute psychological violence against citizens and ethnocultural complexes thus stigmatised, as much as they erode national unity while deconstructing the cardinal social values in a multicultural society. The Commission stresses that the fight against hate speech is the business of all (public authorities, private sector, traditional authorities, religious authorities, educational community, associations, media professionals, sports clubs, families, etc.) and, first and foremost, of every Cameroonian citizen. The Commission will continue to extol, with Benetullière, the ‘benefits to society of the diversity of pluralism as such'. |
| 2023-04-08 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION ON THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA | Statements | The colonial power's tribalisation of the Rwandan society traditional organisation in which the terms Tutsi, Hutu and Twa referred, not to ethnicities, but to a classification of society according to economic activity and prosperity sowed the seeds of the genocide during which Rwanda recorded some 1,074,017 killings of men, women and children of all ages, mainly from the Tutsi minority. |
| 2023-03-07 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 38TH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8 MARCH 2023 | Statements | Theme: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality The Preamble of the Constitution of Cameroon of 18 January 1996 declares that "the human person, without distinction as to race, religion, sex or belief, possesses inalienable and sacred rights" enumerated there. The Commission is worried about the shortfall in the number of female students in mathematics, physics, computer science and certain technical fields. The Commission vigorously condemns all disgraceful and dehumanising acts in social media that may undermine the rights of women and girls, including cyber-stalking and posting of intimate images or videos online. The Commission recommends that the Government vigorously combat the misuse of NICTs, which can become a catalyst for abuses, by systematically sanctioning any violation of the regulations in force. The Commission encourages parents to place greater importance on the education of their children with a focus on the responsible use of social media, including postponing as much as possible the age at which telephones and other electronic devices that provide access to social media are provided. |
| 2023-02-07 | SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FORMULATED BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHRC) FOLLOWING THE OBSERVATION OF THE ELECTIONS IN CAMEROON | Reports | |
| 2023-02-06 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION* 6 FEBRUARY 2023 | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION* 6 FEBRUARY 2023 *Theme.-* Partnership with Men and Boys to Transform Social and Gender Norms to End Female Genital Mutilation. The Commission reminds everyone that female genital mutilation and organ damage are offences punishable under section 277 et seq. of Law No. 2016/007 of 12 July 2016 establishing the Penal Code of the Republic of Cameroon. The Commission is aware that some communities still practise female genital mutilation in secret and girls are thus excised at an early age in absolute silence and secrecy, and strongly condemns such dishonourable and dehumanising practices that nothing can justify. The UN General Assembly resolution of 20 December 2012 calls upon key stakeholders, including government officials, Civil Society, the media, local leaders, religious and traditional leaders, educational institutions, parents and families to advocate for the elimination of all forms of female genital mutilation. The Commission urges traditional leaders to address customary practices that support and condone FGM and eliminate stereotypes that legitimise violence against women. |
| 2023-01-27 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST 27 JANUARY 2023 | Statements | Theme: Home and Belonging The 2023 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, which is celebrated under the theme Home and Belonging, aims to underscore the multidimensional needs of victims of crimes, atrocities and the dangers of Holocaust negation, speeches that proclaim one race or ethnic group superior to others, calls for genocide, hate speech, distortion of history, manifestations of intolerance and prejudice. Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, ratified by Cameroon on 22 October 1986, prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, property, birth or any other status. Article 18, which is shared by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ratified by Cameroon on 27 January 1984, states that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The Commission recommends to all political actors, administrative authorities, the media people, the educational community, leaders of religious congregations, Civil Society Organisations, parents and artists to practice zero tolerance against tribalism, including its ultimate form which is ethnic supremacism based, like the Holocaust, on the theory of the superiority of an ethnic group. |
| 2023-01-24 | 2019 Rapport of the NCHRF | Reports | |
| 2023-01-24 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION 24 JANUARY 2023 | Statements | |
| 2023-01-23 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE GRUESOME MURDER OF JOURNALIST MARTINEZ ZOGO | Releases | PRESS RELEASE ON THE GRUESOME MURDER OF JOURNALIST MARTINEZ ZOGO |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023 RECRUTEMENT PLAN | Jobs | 2023 RECRUTEMENT PLAN |
| 2023-01-04 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD BRAILLE DAY 4 January 2023 | Statements | The Commission recommends that the Government should provide teaching materials (Braille tablets, punches, Braille paper, etc.) to support the visually impaired. The Commission recommends that the Ministries of Basic Education, Secondary Education and Higher Education should equip schools and universities with Braille transcription equipment and train teachers to master Braille. The Commission strongly recommends that the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development, and all the local authorities, should ensure that disability is taken into account at the local level by providing access to information at the level of the Regions and Municipalities. The Commission positively notes the registration, on 31 December 2022, of the 19 CSOs in the file of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) affiliated to the CHRC, including seven organizations and five structures specialized in the promotion and protection of the blind and visually impaired. |
| 2022-12-23 | THE SPEECH BY THE CHRC CHAIRPERSON FOR The Third and Fourth Ordinary Sessions of the General Assembly of Commissioners of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC)Yaoundé, Conference Centre21 and 22 December 2022 | Speeches | |
| 2022-12-20 | PRESS RELEASE ON EXTORTION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 20 December 2022 | Releases | |
| 2022-12-14 | SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING AND ESTABLISHING NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS (NHRI) Adamaoua Grand Hotel (Douala), 14-16 December 2022 | Speeches | |
| 2022-12-10 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 75th HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | Statements | Theme: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All #StandUp4HumanRights# 10 December 2022 The Commission strongly condemns all forms of religious, political and ethnic intolerance and attacks on minority communities The Commission urges: all communities as well as the defence and security forces to respect the dignity of the human person and promote the values of peace, tolerance and living together within families and society. Traditional leaders, religious leaders, media professionals, parents, families and communities should do more to combat female genital mutilation and eliminate the stereotypes that legitimise it. |
| 2022-12-02 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 31st INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | Statements | Theme:- Transformative solutions for inclusive development - the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world 3 December 2022 |
| 2022-12-01 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 35th WORLD AIDS DAY | Statements | Theme: Equalize |
| 2022-11-25 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | Statements | |
| 2022-11-20 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY | Statements | Theme: Inclusion for every child |
| 2022-11-05 | STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION IN CAMEROON | Reports | April 26 2022 |
| 2022-10-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | Statements | |
| 2022-10-15 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY | Statements | Theme: Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene The Labour Inspectors and the Medical Labour Inspectors in their area, as well as the health and safety officers of the National Social Insurance Fund, shall be responsible for the application of the legal provisions set forth. The Commission recommends that local authorities ensure the installation, maintenance and awareness of the population on the merits of this vital gesture. The Commission recommends that awareness of Covid-19 continue beyond this pandemic, so that hand washing becomes a sustainable habit in our society. |
| 2022-10-02 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE | Statements | 2 October 2022 The preamble of the Constitution of 18 January 1996 reaffirms that the Cameroonian people " solemnly declare that we constitute one and the same Nation, bound by the same destiny and assert our firm determination to build the Cameroonian fatherland based on the ideals of fraternity, justice and progress" Target 16.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals - to significantly reduce all forms of violence and related mortality rates worldwide. The Commission urges all the people to respect the human rights of all and everywhere, to show tolerance and a sense of brotherhood. The Commission calls on the National Community to meditate on the words of KOFI ANNAN, former UN Secretary General (1997-2006): "Let us reject the path of violence, which is the product of nihilism and despair". |
| 2022-09-29 | Official Opening Ceremony of the International Seminar on the Appropriation of Legal Instruments for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Speeches | |
| 2022-09-29 | Installation ceremony of the CHRC Permanent Secretariat officials | Speeches | |
| 2022-09-29 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS | Statements | 1 October 2022 THEME " THE RESILIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER WOMEN" The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights states that "the aged and the disabled shall also have the right to special measures of protection in keeping with their physical or moral needs" Poverty and malnutrition contribute significantly to the prevalence of disease and disability among most elderly people in Africa. Some elderly people, especially women in some regions of the country, no longer have the strength to carry on with their farm work and as a result, they fall into begging or are expelled from society because they are accused of witchcraft practices. |
| 2022-09-23 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE DAY IN CAMEROON | Statements | |
| 2022-09-22 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE | Statements | "End racism. Build peace" |
| 2022-09-09 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACK | Statements | The Commission especially condemns in the strongest terms the attack on 6 September 2022 on an intercity bus from Douala to Kumba carrying passengers, the majority of whom were parents who had travelled to the economic capital to begin the new school year for their children. The attack occurred on the Kumba - Buea highway around Ekona town, in Muyuka Sub-Division, Fako Division, South-West Region, resulting in at least six deaths (a woman and five men) and eight injured (six women and two men, including a teacher) |
| 2022-08-21 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM | Statements | |
| 2022-08-10 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 5TH AFRICAN CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS DAY | Statements | |
| 2022-08-09 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE | Statements | |
| 2022-07-31 | STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO MARK THE 60TH AFRICAN WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION | Statements | |
| 2022-07-27 | THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHRC) ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS TELEPHONE TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1523 FOR FILING COMPLAINTS, LISTENING, SUPPORTING AND GUIDING USERS. | Releases | |
| 2022-07-27 | THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEDGED ARREST AND DETENTION OF A GROUP OF VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSONS AT THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION NO.1 OF YAOUNDE | Releases | |
| 2022-07-25 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the 7th edition of the Africa Pre-trial Detention Day | Statements | |
| 2022-07-22 | Demonstration of visually impaired persons in Yaoundé | Releases | |
| 2022-06-26 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the international Day against drugs abuse and illicit trafficking, to be observed on 26 June 2022. | Statements | |
| 2022-06-25 | PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE ALLEDGED MURDER OF CIVILIANS BY ARMED GROUPS IN AKWAYA SUB-DIVISION, 24 TO 25 JUNE 2022 | Releases | |
| 2022-06-20 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the World Refugee Day in Cameroon on the Theme " THE RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM" | Statements | |
| 2022-06-16 | STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF CAMEROON TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD UNDER THE THEME : "ELIMINATING HARMFUL PRACTICES AFFECTING CHILDREN : PROGRESS ON POLICY & PRACTICE SINCE 2013" | Statements | |
| 2022-06-13 | Press statement of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission concerning its investigation of the alleged assault of a Cameroonian by a Chinese migrant in Febe village, Yaounde | Releases | |
| 2022-06-05 | Cameroon joins the rest of the world on Sunday 5 June 2022 to celebrate World Environment Day (WED). The 2022 anniversary, which is the 50th since the 1972 Stockholm Conference that established it, is celebrated under the theme "ONE EARTH". | Statements | |
| 2022-05-01 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 136th International Labour Day, 1st May 2022. | Statements | |
| 2022-04-22 | PRESS RELEASE OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE PHENOMENON OF MOB JUSTICE IN SOME REGIONS OF CAMEROON. | Releases | |
| 2022-03-08 | 37 th International Women’s Day | Statements | |
| 2022-03-08 | 2021 COMPENDIUM OF SPEECHES BY THE CHRC CHAIRPERSON | Compendiums | |
| 2022-02-06 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the 15th Edition of the International Day of zero tolerancefor Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2022. | Statements | "Accelerate investment to end Female Genital Mutilation". |
| 2022-02-03 | CDHC press release on the death of young Ali Youssouf | Releases | |
| 2022-01-28 | TOTALENERGIES 2021 Africa Cup of Nations: Statement by the CHRC on Sport and Human Rights | Statements | TOTALENERGIES 2021 Africa Cup of Nations: Statement by the CHRC on Sport and Human Rights |
| 2022-01-27 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the International Day in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, 27 January 2022. | Statements | |
| 2022-01-24 | Statement of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) on the occasion of the celebration of the 4th edition of the International Day of Education, 24 January 2022. | Statements | |
| 2022-01-04 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the World Braille Day | Statements | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the World Braille Day |
| 2021-12-28 | LAW No 2019 /014 OF 1 9 JULY 2019 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION | Laws | |
| 2021-11-26 | Press release on the terrorist attack on school in Ekondo-Titi in the South-West Region | Releases | Press release on the terrorist attack on school in Ekondo-Titi in the South-West Region |
| 2021-11-25 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 21st International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November 2021. | Statements | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 21st International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November 2021. |
| 2021-11-20 | Statement by the CHRC to mark the World Children's Day | Statements | Statement by the CHRC to mark the World Children's Day |
| 2021-10-15 | The Cameroon Human Rights Commission's Statement to mark the Global Handwashing Day | Statements | The Cameroon Human Rights Commission's Statement to mark the Global Handwashing Day, 15 October 2021 |
| 2021-10-10 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 29th World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2021 | Statements | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the 29th World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2021 |
| 2021-09-09 | Statement by the CHRC to mark the INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACKS | Statements | STATEMENT BY THE CHRC TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACKS, 9 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
| 2021-08-09 | Statement by the CHRC on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous people | Statements | Statement by the CHRC on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous people |
| 2021-07-07 | PRESS RELEASE ON THE UPSURGE OF INFRINGEMENTS ON THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA | Releases | PRESS RELEASE ON THE UPSURGE OF INFRINGEMENTS ON THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
| 2021-07-06 | ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS OF THE CAMEROON FREEDOMS OBSERVATORY | Speeches | |
| 2021-06-20 | Statement of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the World Refugee Day, 20 June 2021. | Statements | |
| 2021-06-20 | Statement of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to mark the World Refugee Day, 20 June 2021. | Statements | |
| 2021-04-30 | Press release related to the setting up of the CHRC Sub-commissions and the appointment of the Chairpersons of the said Sub-commissions | Releases | Press release related to the setting up of the CHRC Sub-commissions and the appointment of the Chairpersons of the said Sub-commissions |
| 2021-04-30 | Press release related to the setting up of the CHRC Sub-commissions and the appointment of the Chairpersons of the said Sub-commissions | Releases | |
| 2021-03-08 | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the International Women | Statements | Statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to mark the International Women's Day |
| 2021-02-19 | Presidential Decrees to appoint the Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, Members and Permanent Secretary of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission | Laws | |
| 2021-01-29 | Press release concerning the tragic road accident on the Dschang-Douala road, on 27 January 2021. | Releases | Press release concerning the tragic road accident on the Dschang-Douala road, on 27 January 2021. |
| 2021-01-14 | Press release on the terrorist attacks on Mbengwi, Matazem and Mozogo on 6, 8 and 9 January 2021 and the events in Mautu on 10 January 2021. | Releases | Press release on the terrorist attacks on Mbengwi, Matazem and Mozogo on 6, 8 and 9 January 2021 and the events in Mautu on 10 January 2021. |
