Press Statement attributable to Heather Nauert, United States Department of State Spokesperson on Cameroonian Anglophone Detainees:
The United States condemns the ongoing violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions, including the murder of two Cameroonian gendarmes in the North West Region village of Mbingo, a Cameroonian soldier outside of Bamenda on February 1, an electoral official of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) in Bangem, and the reported deaths of four civilians in Bemenda and Belo on February 2 and 3. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and to the people of Cameroon.
We also call on the Government of Cameroon to respect the human rights, including due process, of the 47 Cameroonians forcibly returned from Nigerian custody to the Cameroonian authorities on January 26, and many of whom had reportedly submitted asylum claims in Nigeria. We urge the Governments of Cameroon and Nigeria to adhere to their obligations under international law to refrain from forcible returns to asylum-seekers back to their countries of origin. The 47 Cameroonians are now held in detention in Cameroon allegedly in connection with tension and violence in North West and South West Regions. We expect the government of Cameroon to afford these and other individuals previously detained all the rights and protections enshrined in Cameroon’s constitution, consistent with the nation’s international obligations and commitments.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Department of State.
Source: Apo-Opa
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Thank you very much for calling the attention of the United States Dept through her spokesperson. What is going on in Southern Cameroon is a cry of a people in the wilderness. Civilians chased from their villages and towns by the ruthless miltary forces of the government of President Paul Biya. As they run to the bushes, military will burn down the entire village, then helicopters will chase the innocent civilians in the bushes and shooting indiscriminately from above and killing them like insects. A complete extermination campaign. This is troubling to the core. No internet in the entire Southern Cameroon regions. Intentionally done to cover up these inhuman activities. Please let the world know. Please let the world put pressure on the government to find better ways to handle the situations. Please Help. The cry is loud but no one can hear.