The Legal Framework for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Cameroon by Non-Governmental Organisations
Civil Society organisations play key roles in African countries. This is not an exception in the Cameroonian dispensation. Indeed, the existence and operation of civil societies in this jurisdiction is legitimated by a 1990 law allowing the free formation of associations. Even though the state has t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f29399bf8439431594f370128f23369b 2023-05-15T14:13:32+02:00 The Legal Framework for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Cameroon by Non-Governmental Organisations Alvine Longla Boma 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2021-1-29 https://doaj.org/article/f29399bf8439431594f370128f23369b DE EN FR ger eng fre Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2021-1-29 https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6270 2363-6270 doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2021-1-29 https://doaj.org/article/f29399bf8439431594f370128f23369b Recht in Afrika, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 29-45 (2021) Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica KL-KWX article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2021-1-29 2023-03-19T01:29:27Z Civil Society organisations play key roles in African countries. This is not an exception in the Cameroonian dispensation. Indeed, the existence and operation of civil societies in this jurisdiction is legitimated by a 1990 law allowing the free formation of associations. Even though the state has the primary obligation to promote and protect human rights, there also exists a plethora of associations with the same interest. This paper is motivated by the state’s wanton failure in ensuring the enjoyment and fulfilment of the right. For one thing, the state has maintained a stronghold on the Civil Society through legislation which gives public authorities a leverage over human rights defenders. Moreover, an analysis of existing legal and institutional frameworks available to allow human rights non-governmental organisations thrive, leaves much to be desired. Findings reveal that though there are adequate laws and institutions which ensure the creation and functioning of Civil Society organisations in Cameroon, there are also contradictory laws which give the public authority an edge over these organisations and allow them to sanction the activities of some human rights defenders under the guise of maintaining public order. We argue that there should be adequate protection offered to human rights defenders as well as the relaxation of laws permitting public authorities to illegally sanction the activities of relevant non-governmental organisations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Recht in Afrika 24 1 29 45 |
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Civil Society organisations play key roles in African countries. This is not an exception in the Cameroonian dispensation. Indeed, the existence and operation of civil societies in this jurisdiction is legitimated by a 1990 law allowing the free formation of associations. Even though the state has the primary obligation to promote and protect human rights, there also exists a plethora of associations with the same interest. This paper is motivated by the state’s wanton failure in ensuring the enjoyment and fulfilment of the right. For one thing, the state has maintained a stronghold on the Civil Society through legislation which gives public authorities a leverage over human rights defenders. Moreover, an analysis of existing legal and institutional frameworks available to allow human rights non-governmental organisations thrive, leaves much to be desired. Findings reveal that though there are adequate laws and institutions which ensure the creation and functioning of Civil Society organisations in Cameroon, there are also contradictory laws which give the public authority an edge over these organisations and allow them to sanction the activities of some human rights defenders under the guise of maintaining public order. We argue that there should be adequate protection offered to human rights defenders as well as the relaxation of laws permitting public authorities to illegally sanction the activities of relevant non-governmental organisations. |
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The Legal Framework for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Cameroon by Non-Governmental Organisations |
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