REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE – WORK – FATHERLAND
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LAW N° 2019/014 OF 19 JUL 2019
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE CAMEROON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
The Parliament deliberated and adopted, the President of the Republic hereby enacts the law set out below:
PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE LEGISLATIVE AND STATUTORY AFFAIRS CARD INDEX SERVICE COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
# CHAPTER I ## GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1: (1) This law relates to the establishment, organization and functioning of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission, abbreviated as "CHRC" and hereinafter referred to as "the Commission".
(2) The Cameroon Human Rights Commission shall be an independent institution for consultation, monitoring, evaluation, dialogue, conciliation and deliberation in the promotion and protection of human rights.
(3) The Commission shall also serve as the Cameroon National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture, abbreviated as "NMPT".
SECTION 2: (1) The Commission shall have legal status and financial autonomy.
(2) Its headquarters shall be in Yaounde.
(3) The Commission may establish branches in other localities throughout the territory of the Republic, the organization and functioning of which shall be determined by its by-laws.
# CHAPTER II ## DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
SECTION 3: (1) The Commission shall be responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights as well as the prevention of torture in all places of detention.
To that end, it may request any administrative service to conduct a study or submit a report on an issue falling within its competence, and conduct studies on human rights on behalf of administrative services that so request.
(2) Except otherwise provided by law, all authorities shall be required to provide any information and intelligence or document requested by the Commission within the framework of its investigations.
# I – HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION
SECTION 4: The Commission shall contribute to developing a human rights culture based on the ideals of peace, equal rights and
responsibilities, mutual respect and sustainable development, particularly:
- by popularizing human rights legal instruments;
- by raising public awareness on various human rights topics, including gender issues as well as the rights of vulnerable groups;
- through research, education and training in the domain of human rights;
- through cooperation in the domain of human rights;
- by advocating the improvement of the legal and institutional framework for human rights promotion.
SECTION 5: To perform the duties provided for in Section 4 above, the Commission shall:
- carry out sensitization, information and communication campaigns to educate the public;
- contribute to the teaching of human rights in all training cycles and socio-professional environments;
- organize seminars, workshops and conferences on human rights;
- collect documentation and encourage research on human rights;
- prepare and publish documents, reports and awareness-raising tools;
- advocate for the Government and Parliament to sign, adhere to or ratify regional and international human rights legal instruments;