Cameroon's 4Th-6Th Periodic Reports
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RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Paix- Travail – Patrie Peace – Work – Fatherland ----------- ----------- Single Report comprising the 4th, 5th and 6thPeriodic Reports of Cameroon relating to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and 1st Reports relating to the Maputo Protocol and the Kampala Convention Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................. x GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 PART A: .................................................................................................................................................. 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHTS ............................................................................................... 3 CONTAINED IN THE CHARTER ........................................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 1: STRATEGIC, NORMATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ............................................................ 4 Section 1: Adoption of the National Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (2015-2019).............................................................................................................................. 4 Section 2: Normative Framework ....................................................................................................... 4 §1: Enhancement of International Commitments of the State ............................................................. 4 §2: Enhancing the Legislative and Regulatory Framework ................................................................ 6 Section 3: Development of the Institutional Framework ..................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2: IMPLEMENTATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (articles 2 to 13) ...... 8 Section 1: Non-discrimination and Equality before the Law (articles 2 and 3) .................................. 8 Section 2: Right to Life and Physical Integrity, and Right not to be subjected to Torture (articles 4 and 5) ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 3: Right to Respect of Human Dignity, Protection against Slavery and Trafficking in Persons (Article 5) ............................................................................................................................. 11 Section 4: Right to Liberty and Security (Article 6) (REC 35, 36 Human Rights Defenders) ......... 15 Section 5: Right to Fair Trial (Article 7 (1) and Article 26) (Rec 5, 6, 7, 10) ....................................... 16 Section 6: The principle of the legality of the offence and punishment (Article 7 (2))..................... 19 Section 7: Freedom of conscience and religion (Article 8) ............................................................... 19 Section 8: Freedom of Expression and Communication (Article 9) Rec 4 ....................................... 19 §1: Impact of Technological Development on Freedom of Expression ............................................ 19 §2: Maintaining Media Pluralism and Diversity ............................................................................... 20 §3: Accountability of the Stakeholders ............................................................................................. 21 A: Checking Access to the Profession............................................................................................... 21 B: Regulating the Media: a Gradual Process between Education and Sanctions .............................. 22 1: Traditional Regulatory Challenges in the Activities of the NCC .............................................. 22 2: Special Challenge: Management of Information in Time of Crisis........................................... 22 C: Judicial Sanctions ......................................................................................................................... 23 Section 9: Freedom of Association (Article 10) ................................................................................ 23 Section 10: Freedom of Assembly (Article 11) ................................................................................. 24 Section 11: Right to Free Movement and to Choose Residence, Leave a Country and Seek Asylum (Article 12) (REC 30, 31) .................................................................................................................. 25 A: Freedom of Movement and to choose one’s Residence ............................................................... 25 B: Right to leave any Country including one’s Country and the Right to return to Same ................ 26 C: Right to seek Asylum ................................................................................................................... 26 D: Protection against Collective Expulsion and Compliance with the Law on Expulsion of Persons ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 i Section 12: Right to participate in the Management of Public Affairs (Article 13) (Rec 19) ........... 27 §1: Development of Inclusion in Public Jobs .................................................................................... 28 §2: The Participation Drive in the Management of Public Affairs through Elections ...................... 29 §3: Deepening the Decentralization Process ..................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 3: IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS .... 33 Section 1: Right to Ownership (Article 14) ....................................................................................... 33 §1: Securing Access to Land ............................................................................................................. 33 §2: Protection against Violation of the Right to Land ....................................................................... 35 A: Judicial Protection of the Right of Ownership ............................................................................. 35 B: Compensation in the event of Expropriation for Purpose of Public Utility .................................. 35 Section 2: Right to Decent Work (Article 15) (Rec 13) .................................................................... 36 §1: Deployment of the Employment Strategy .................................................................................. 36 A: Increasing the Employment Supply.............................................................................................. 36 B: Balancing Job Applications and Vocational Training .................................................................. 38 1: Vocational Training as a National Priority ................................................................................ 38 3: Consolidation of Public and Private Vocational Training Offer ............................................... 38 (a) The National Youth Employment Plan of Action (PANEJ) .................................................... 39 (b) Special Youth Emergency Plan (PLUS-JEUN) for the Consolidation of Civic Education and Youth Integration .......................................................................................................................... 40 (c) Bursaries for Vocational Training ............................................................................................ 41 C: Efficacy of the Labour Market ..................................................................................................... 41 §2: Development of Fair and Equitable Working Conditions ........................................................... 41 A: Guaranteeing Equality and Non-discrimination ........................................................................... 42 B: Increase in the Guaranteed Minimum Inter-professional Wage ................................................... 42 C: Guaranteeing Health and Safety at Work ..................................................................................... 42 D: Guaranteeing the Worker Freedom of Association ...................................................................... 43 1: Institution of Social Dialogue Monitoring ................................................................................ 43 2: Expression of the Freedom of Trade Union .............................................................................. 44 §3: Protection of Workers against Wrongful, Unjust, unjustified Termination and Forced Resignation ........................................................................................................................................ 44 Section 3: Right to Health (REC. 14 to 18) ....................................................................................... 44 §1: Strategic Framework ................................................................................................................... 44 §2: Availability of Health Facilities and Human Resources ............................................................. 46 §3: Accessibility to Healthcare Services ........................................................................................... 46 A: Accessibility to Healthcare Services Generally...........................................................................