Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 Page2 Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 Page3 REPORT BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON IN 2014 Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 Page4 © Copyright Ministère de la Justice – Tous droits de reproduction réservés 2014 Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 PageV Report by the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2014 Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................vii ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF CAMEROON..........................................xxviii JUDICIAL MAP OF CAMEROON ..........................................................xxix FOREWORD..............................................................................................xxxi LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................xxxii PREFACE .................................................................................................xxxix GENERAL INTRODUCTION .....................................................................1 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: COOPERATION OF CAMEROON WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION MECHANISMS.............................................................................................9 PART ONE: CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS .......................................31 INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE...........................................................33 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO LIFE, PHYSICAL AND MORAL INTEGRITY, RIGHT NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO TORTURE AND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM ......................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER 2: RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL.........................................................47 CHAPTER 3: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION ......................................................................................................................55 CHAPTER 4: RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PU- BLIC AFFAIRS ..............................................................................................69 CHAPTER 5: HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMBATING TERRORISM......87 CONCLUSION OF PART ONE...............................................................99 PART TWO: ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ..........................................101 INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO........................................................103 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO EDUCATION..................................................105 CHAPTER 2: RIGHT TO HEALTH...........................................................135 CHAPTER 3: RIGHT TO ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING..........151 V Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 PageVI Report by the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2014 CHAPTER 4: RIGHT TO WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY ................187 CHAPTER 5: THE RIGHT TO CULTURE AND LEISURE .......................201 CHAPTER 6: RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT .....................209 CONCLUSION OF PART TWO ...........................................................225 PART THREE: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND SPECIFIC RIGHTS 227 INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE......................................................229 CHAPTER 1: THE PROMOTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ...........................................................231 CHAPTER 2: DETENTION CONDITIONS ...........................................255 CHAPTER 3: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF SO- CIALLY VULNERABLE PERSONS ...........................................................271 CHAPTER 4: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS ....................................................................................................................293 CHAPITRE 5: PROTECTION OF REFUGEES........................................315 CONCLUSION OF PART THREE .........................................................329 GENERAL CONCLUSION ....................................................................331 APPENDIX ...............................................................................................335 VI Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 PageVII Report by the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2014 Table of contents SUMMARY .....................................................................................................v TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................vii ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF CAMEROON..........................................xxviii JUDICIAL MAP OF CAMEROON ..........................................................xxix FOREWORD..............................................................................................xxxi LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.....................................xxxii PREFACE ..................................................................................................xxxix GENERAL INTRODUCTION......................................................................1 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: COOPERATION OF CAMEROON WITH IN- TERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION ME- CHANISMS ...................................................................................................9 SECTION I: CONTENTIOUS COOPERATION......................................11 §1: Cooperation with UN Mechanisms ...................................................11 A: Decisions of the Human Rights Committee ..........................................11 1) Decision on the merits in the Communication John NJIE MONIKA .11 a) Facts.........................................................................................................12 b) Unviolated Rights....................................................................................12 c) Violated Rights ........................................................................................12 d) Recommendations ..................................................................................13 2) Decision of Inadmissibility of the Communication by Jean Emmanuel KAMDEM FOUMBI...............................................................................13 a) Allegations ..............................................................................................13 b) Reasons for Inadmissibility.....................................................................14 B: Opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention .....................14 1) Opinion on the Communication Paul Eric KINGUE............................14 2) Opinion on the Communication of Christophe Désiré BENGONO .15 §2: Cooperation with African Union Mechanisms .................................16 VII Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG OK 2015 _Mise en page 1 01/10/15 16:57 PageVIII Report by the Ministry of Justice on Human Rights in Cameroon in 2014 A: Ratification of the Ouagadougou Protocol ........................................16 B: Litigation before the African Commission ............................................17 1) Findings in the Communication CHEONUMU Martin .......................17 a) Violated Rights........................................................................................18 b) Unviolated Rights....................................................................................18 c) Recommendations...................................................................................18 2) Confirmation of the Inadmissibility of Communication Bakweri Land Claims Committee ..................................................................................19 SECTION 2: NON-CONTENTIOUS CO-OPERATION.........................19 §1: Defence of Periodic Reports................................................................20 A: CEDAW's Concluding Observations ...................................................20 1) Positive Points .........................................................................................20 2) Recommendations ..................................................................................20 B: Concluding Observations by CERD .....................................................24 1) Recommendations on the Fight against Discrimination.......................24 a) Normative and Institutional Framework ...............................................25 b) Specific Issues.........................................................................................25 2) Recommendations on Promotion and Inclusion...................................26 a) Comprehensive Strategy to take Account of Minority Groups .........26 b) Specific Groups......................................................................................27 §2: Dialogue with the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council..28 PART ONE: CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS .......................................31 INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE...........................................................33 CHAPTER 1: RIGHT TO LIFE, PHYSICAL AND MORAL INTEGRITY, RIGHT NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO TORTURE AND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM ......................................................................................................................35 SECTION 1: CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS....37 SECTION 2: SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS..................................................................................................38 VIII Rapport Minjustice SDDH ANG