Southern Cameroons human rights activists meet with the UN 's Special adviser for Genocide Prevention

A delegation of some Southern Cameroons human rights advocates led by the law firm, Foley Hoag LLP, met with the office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on July 27, 2017.

  

If appropriate preventative measures are not taken by the UN, there is a significant risk that the Government of the Republic of Cameroon will engaged in further widespread and systematic attacks on the Southern Cameroonian minority.  There is concern that the Government may use force to crack down on peaceful demonstrators advocating for Southern Cameroonian rights.  Demonstrations are expected to take place in September 2017, when French only schools and courts reopen.  The government has continued to bring troops into the Southern Cameroons Territory to intimidate those who oppose the government’s discriminatory policies.   

 

During the 1.5 hours long meeting, the delegations requested that the UN conduct a fact-finding mission and take steps to prevent further human rights violations in Cameroon