Cameroon: Promised Investigation Should Be Independent

Expand “Ramah” church, burned on May 15, 2019 by the security forces, in Muwatsu, Mankon, Bamenda, North-West region, Cameroon. © 2019 Private (Brussels) – Cameroonian soldiers went on a rampage in the English-speaking North-West region on May 15, 2019, burning over 70 homes in Mankon, Bamenda. Soldiers dragged one man from his house, shooting him dead in the street. In a news release issued on May 16, the defense ministry announced that it had opened an investigation into the burning of homes and destruction of property. The government should hold soldiers involved accountable. “The government’s…

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