Africans Rising co-sponsored a Women Peace Forum which was held in Buea, Cameroon between July 31st to August 1st 2018. In partnership with the Center for Human Rights and Democracy (CHRDA) we brought together over a hundred women leaders from North West and South West Cameroon to take part in discussions on movement building, peacebuilding,
PRESS RELEASE: Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Condemns the Extra-Judicial Execution of Women & Children by Cameroonian Soldiers and urges the government to stop the grave violations of Human Rights. Video footage of men in military gear executing women and their babies tied on their back after being blindfolded has been circulating on
Launch director Kumi Naidoo speaks about Africans Rising and the challenges to African unity and progress with Dr. James Pope, host of “Africa Now!” on Pacifica Radio WPFW in Washington, DC. Listen here:
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 24 April 2017 Cameroon Convicts Journalist For Covering Terror Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity strongly and unreservedly condemns the trial, conviction and imprisonment of a journalist on terrorism charges by a military court in Cameroon for reporting on acts of terror. Ahmed Abba, a reporter with Radio France
MEDIA STATEMENT 6 March 2017 Africans Rising Releases Fact-Finding Mission Report Into Crisis In Cameroon In October 2016, associations representing teachers, educators and lawyers in two of Cameroon’s Anglophone South West and North West Regions embarked on a strike action. Their demands centred on greater inclusion and promotion of English-speaking Cameroonians in the teaching
Cameroonians are calling for the AU to assume its mandated responsibility by actively engaging the crisis to help find a lasting, peaceful resolution that ensures the rights and freedoms of Cameroonian citizens and addresses the grievances at the root of the conflict.Security forces shooting dead unarmed protesters, arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture, disappearances, harassment and intimidation
“We can say with no exaggeration that the South West and North West regions of Cameroon are in crisis.” Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Report: Cameroon Fact Finding Mission Executive Summary In October 2016, associations representing teachers and lawyers in Cameroon’s Anglophone South West and North West regions, embarked on a strike action.
