Cameroon

Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism

Mar 11, 2008

Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, the OIC should consider two amendments to the Convention to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.
Letter to the Minister of Justice of Cameroon

Nov 29, 2005

Human Rights Watch has repeatedly documented the application and impact of the practice of forced forensic physical examinations of men which are designed to "prove" they have engaged in homosexual conduct. (For a detailed study of the examinations, see Human Rights Watch's report, In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct. These examinations, largely predicated on the outdated and erroneous theories of a nineteenth-century French forensic doctor, Pierre-Ambroise Tardieu, are inflicted in many countries. They are invasive, abusive, intrusive, medically groundless, and they amount to torture.

Reports

Borderline Slavery

Child Trafficking In Togo

Cameroon

Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism

Mar 11, 2008

Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, the OIC should consider two amendments to the Convention to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.
Letter to the Minister of Justice of Cameroon

Nov 29, 2005

Human Rights Watch has repeatedly documented the application and impact of the practice of forced forensic physical examinations of men which are designed to "prove" they have engaged in homosexual conduct. (For a detailed study of the examinations, see Human Rights Watch's report, In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct. These examinations, largely predicated on the outdated and erroneous theories of a nineteenth-century French forensic doctor, Pierre-Ambroise Tardieu, are inflicted in many countries. They are invasive, abusive, intrusive, medically groundless, and they amount to torture.
Bush Trip to Africa

Jul 2, 2003

U.S. President George W. Bush will be traveling to Africa from July 7-12, visiting Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and Nigeria. This packet from Human Rights Watch includes material for each stop along the way.
Borderline Slavery

Child Trafficking In Togo

Apr 1, 2003
West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor

Apr 1, 2003

West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis.
Rights Group Calls on Cameroonian President to Respect Freedom of Press

Jun 1, 1998

In a letter sent to the president of Cameroon today, Human Rights Watch welcomed his call to resolve the case of a wrongfully-imprisoned journalist.