Cameroon: Failure to release 23 detainees over September 2020 protests is ‘deeply disappointing’

By Amnesty International

Responding to the news that a request to release 23 protesters from detention, all of whom were convicted for participating in a September 2020 protest in Douala, including Dorgelesse Nguessan, a 37-year-old single mother, has been rejected by the High Court of Wouri, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: […] The post Cameroon: Failure to release 23 detainees over September 2020 protests is ‘deeply disappointing’ appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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