Human Rights Watch accuses Cameroonian army of abuses
Soldiers patrol in Bafut, in northwest Cameroon, in the English-speaking zone, on November 15, 2017 (illustration).
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In a damning report, the international organization Human Rights Watch accused Cameroonian soldiers on Friday, February 26, of carrying out "one of the worst" attacks against civilians in the English-speaking area in recent years.
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This is the attack in the village of Ebam in the southwest region where at least 20 women - including four disabled - were raped and around 30 men beaten.
The facts happened a year ago, on March 1, 2020, but have not had any real resonance since.
In question: the fear of reprisals among the victims.
For Ilaria Allegrozzi, researcher at Human Rights Watch, the attack is emblematic of what is happening in English-speaking Cameroon.
The attack in Ebam is not an isolated case.
It was carried out just two weeks after soldiers massacred 21 civilians in the village of Ngarbuh, in the northwest region.
Ilaria Allegrozzi
Amnesty International has urged the Cameroonian authorities to conduct an urgent independent investigation into the Ebam attack.
RFI tried to contact the Cameroonian authorities, but received no response.
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