Cameroon: Lethal Force Against Protesters

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Screenshot from a video of a crowd protesting the death of a schoolgirl caused by a police officer in front the governor’s office in Bamenda, North-West region, on November 12, 2021 © Private, Bamenda, Cameroon, November 12, 2021 (Nairobi) – Cameroon’s armed forces used excessive and lethal force against protesters in Bamenda, North-West region on November 12, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. The protesters were calling for justice for the police killing that day of Brandy Tataw, an 8-year-old schoolgirl. Soldiers, shooting live rounds from armored vehicles, injured…

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