Report of the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon…

Ce rapport du Ministère de la Justice du Cameroun présente un bilan détaillé de la situation des droits de l'homme dans le pays pour l'année 2021. Il est structuré en trois parties principales couvrant les droits civils et politiques, les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, ainsi que les questions transversales et les droits spécifiques. Le rapport examine la coopération du Cameroun avec les mécanismes internationaux et régionaux de protection des droits de l'homme, et détaille les…

REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX-TRAVAIL-PATRIE

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE-WORK-FATHERLAND

REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON IN 2021

Yaounde, February 2023

^{}[]

REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON IN 2021

Report of the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2021

Summary

SUMMARY ... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii FOREWORD ... xxv ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxvi JUDICIAL MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxvii PENITENTIARY ADMINISTRATION MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxviii LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ... xxix PREFACE ... xxxv GENERAL INTRODUCTION ... 1 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: COOPERATION BETWEEN CAMEROON AND INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION MECHANISMS ... 7 PART ONE: CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ... 17 INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE ... 19 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO PHYSICAL AND MORAL INTEGRITY AND RIGHT TO LIBERTY ... 21 CHAPTER 2: RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL ... 41 CHAPTER 3: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION ... 61 CHAPTER 4: RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ... 71 CONCLUSION OF PART ONE ... 91 PART TWO: ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ... 93 INTRODUCTION OF PART TWO ... 95 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO EDUCATION ... 97 CHAPTER 2: RIGHT TO HEALTH ... 119 CHAPTER 3: RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING ... 137

MINISTRY

Report of the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2021

CHAPTER 4: RIGHT TO WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY ...171 CHAPTER 5: RIGHT TO CULTURE AND LEISURE ...187 CHAPTER 6: RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ...199 CONCLUSION OF PART TWO ...213 PART THREE: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND SPECIFIC RIGHTS ...215 INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE ...217 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO PEACE AND SECURITY ...219 CHAPTER 2: PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND COMBATING CORRUPTION ...237 CHAPTER 3: DETENTION CONDITIONS ...263 CHAPTER 4: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE PERSONS ...283 CHAPTER 5: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS ...297 CHAPTER 6: PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS ...319 CONCLUSION OF PART THREE ...339 GENERAL CONCLUSION ...341 APPENDIX ...345

MINISTICE

Report of the Ministry of Justice on

Human Rights in Cameroon in 2021

SUMMARY ... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii FOREWORD ... xxiii ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxiv JUDICIAL MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxv PENITENTIARY ADMINISTRATION MAP OF CAMEROON ... xxvi LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ... xxvii PREFACE ... xxxiii GENERAL INTRODUCTION ... 1 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: COOPERATION BETWEEN CAMEROON AND INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION MECHANISMS ... 7 SECTION 1: COOPERATION IN CONTENTIOUS MATTERS ... 9 §1: Processing New Communications and Urgent Appeals ... 9 §2: Monitoring the implementation of Previous Decisions ... 9 SECTION 2: COOPERATION IN NON-CONTENTIOUS MATTERS ... 11 §1: Cameroon’s Participation in the Sessions of some Human Rights Bodies ... 11

Texte intégral

Lisez l'intégralité de ce texte

Créez un compte gratuit pour lire le texte complet et interroger l'assistant IA sur ce document.

Lire l'intégralité gratuitement

Gratuit, sans carte bancaire Jetons de bienvenue offerts

Déjà un compte ? Se connecter

Parcourir les textes juridiques

Soyez alerté des prochains textes juridiques publiés (Cameroun) : créez une alerte veille gratuite.

Documents cités dans ce texte

CITE Law No. 2021/22 of 16 December 2021 Law No. 90/53 of 19 December 1990 on the freedom of association was amended by Law No. 2021/22 of 16 December 2021.
CITE Law No. 2021/23 of 16 December 2021 governing inter-branch organizations in Cameroon Law No. 2021/23 of 16 December 2021 governing inter-branch organizations in Cameroon was thus adopted.
CITE Law No. 2021/15 of 9 July 2021 to organise and promote volunteering in Cameroon volunteering was promoted through Law No. 2021/15 of 9 July 2021 to organise and promote volunteering in Cameroon
CITE Decree No. 2021/107 of 19 February 2021 By Decree No. 2021/107 of 19 February 2021 to appoint the Chairperson of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC).
CITE Decree No. 2021/108 of 19 February 2021 By Decree No. 2021/108 of 19 February 2021 to appoint the Vice-Chairperson of the CHRC.
CITE Decree No. 2021/109 By Decree No. 2021/109 to appoint the Permanent Secretary of the CHRC.
CITE Decree No. 2021/110 of 19 February 2021 By Decree No. 2021/110 of 19 February 2021 to appoint members of the CHRC.
CITE Decree No. 2021/243 of 27 April 2021 Cameroon ratified two Agreements through Decree No. 2021/243 of 27 April 2021 to ratify the extradition agreement between the Republic of Cameroon and the Federative Republic of Brazil
CITE Decree No. 2021/244 of 27 April 2021 Decree No. 2021/244 of 27 April 2021 to ratify the Agreement between the Republic of Cameroon and the Federative Republic of Brazil on the transfer of persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty.
CITE Decree No. 2021/246 of 27 April 2021 Cameroon, pursuant to Decree No. 2021/246 of 27 April 2021, ratified the Agreement with the Government of the United Arab Emirates for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion in respect of income tax.
CITE Law No. 2021/24 of 16 December 2021 governing the organisation and promotion of the book sector in Cameroon Law No. 2021/24 of 16 December 2021 governing the organisation and promotion of the book sector in Cameroon laid the foundation for a better structuring of the industry.
CITE Decision No. 465/D/MINMIDT/SG/DAJ of 30 August 2021 Decision No. 465/D/MINMIDT/SG/DAJ of 30 August 2021 of the Minister in charge of Mines, prohibiting access to mines by minors throughout the country
CITE Law No. 2021/14 of 9 July 2021 the State to adopt Law No. 2021/14 of 9 July 2021 to govern access to genetic resources, their derivatives, traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from their utilisation.
CITE Decree No. 2021/754 of 28 December 2021 pursuant to Decree No. 2021/754 of 28 December 2021, Cameroon ratified the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes adopted on 17 March 1992 in Helsinki.
CITE Decree No. 2021/780 of 28 December 2021 It also ratified the Agreement on the establishment of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan adopted in Beijing on 6 November 1997 through Decree No. 2021/780 of 28 December 2021.
CITE Decree No. 2021/751 were respectively ratified, through Decree No. 2021/751 and Decree 2021/753 of 28 December 2021, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
CITE Decree 2021/753 of 28 December 2021 were respectively ratified, through Decree No. 2021/751 and Decree 2021/753 of 28 December 2021, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
CITE Law No. 2020/18 of 17 December 2020, the Finance Law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2021 Financial Year Pursuant to Law No. 2020/18 of 17 December 2020, the Finance Law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2021 Financial Year, as amended and supplemented by Ordinance No. 2021/4 of 29 December 2021, a budget was allocated to the Justice sector.
CITE Ordinance No. 2021/4 of 29 December 2021 Pursuant to Law No. 2020/18 of 17 December 2020, the Finance Law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2021 Financial Year, as amended and supplemented by Ordinance No. 2021/4 of 29 December 2021, a budget was allocated to the Justice sector.
CITE Law No. 2012/1 of 19 April 2012 relating to the Electoral Code it did not respect the sociological component of the constituency as provided for in Section 246 of Law No. 2012/1 of 19 April 2012 relating to the Electoral Code, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 2012/17 of 21 December 2012 and Law No. 2019/5 of 25 April 2019.