Amnesty International on July 4 urged Cameroon’s authorities to investigate human rights violations committed in the country’s conflicted Anglophone regions, the North-West and South-West. According to a new report, armed separatists and the military alike are responsible for killings, torture, rape and destruction of property. In the North-West in particular, long-standing conflicts between Mbororo Fulani herders and sedentary farmers have been fuelling armed violence. As the situation has deteriorated over the past years, militias, mainly composed of Mbororo Fulani and supported or tolerated by the authorities, have committed atrocities against civil populations. The official security forces have responded to this situation with further rights violations.
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More than 20 villagers killed in Cameroon attack
Presumed separatist rebels killed nearly 20 people, including women and children, in an attack on Egbekaw village, Mamfe municipality, Manyu division, South-West region, Cameroon, Nov. 6. (AfricaNews)