The unthinkable experience of giving birth in the bushes, no possibility of going to school, forced prostitution, and a constant struggle to take care of their families, women in conflict ravaged Anglophone regions of Cameroon are suffering as the crisis continues without any end in sight. The continuous killings in Anglophone Cameroon regions (North west and South west regions), which began in early 2016, has had a devastating impact on many communities, and women are facing some of the most severe challenges to date. This civil war which is mainly between the English-speaking regions and the Cameroon government forces has resulted in severe violence, displacement, and serious social and economic disruptions in the lives of mainly innocent civilians. Women, in particular, experience a number of distinct challenges during and most likely after the conflict.
Timeline to the anglophone crisis
We call on Cameroonian authorities to investigate allegations of human rights violations and other crimes under domestic law committed in the context of the armed violence in the Anglophone regions
Sexual-based Violence (SBV) and human rights abuses in Ambazonia conflict in Cameroon
The endless armed conflict in southern Cameroon between government armed forces and separatists rebels also known as the Anglophone crisis began in late 2016, when English-speaking teachers and lawyers organized protests due to professional and political marginalization by the majority Frenchspeaking government of Cameroon over the minority English speaking population.
Women’s Rights, challenges faced by rural women and girls in the Anglophone conflict in Cameroon
This article simply examines the impact, dangers and suffering faced by rural women and girls as the conflict in Southern Cameroon (Anglophone crisis) rages on. The conflict started in late 2016 between the Cameroon government armed forces and the separatists rebels Ambas (Ambazonia) which is the areas of the South West and North West regions of Cameroon aka (Southern Cameroon).
Our Compelling Statement On The Random Killing Of Two Taxi Drivers In Buea, Bomaka Area In SW Region, Cameroon
The independent forum for the defense of human rights and freedom in Cameroon has learned with regret and shock the random execution of two taxi drivers in the Bomaka area by unidentified gun men suspected to be part of the separatist rebels.