27 avril 2008
Petition Internationale contre les crimes de Paul Biya et pour la libération de tous les prisionniers politiques au Cameroun
Please sign the petition here: http://www.Petition Online.com/ 280208/petition. html
Petition for the liberation of all political prisoners in Cameroon and for the creation of an international commission of inquiry on the mass murder of unarmed civilians by the Cameroon armed forces in February 2008.
http://www.Petition Online.com/ 280208/petition. html
Following sustained popular
demonstrations against rising food prices and a planned constitutional
tampering to scrap presidential term limits and allow Mr Paul Biya, the Head of
State and one of the longest serving autocrats in the world, to hold on to
power, several bloody incidents occurred throughout the country. In late
February 2008 when government armed forces used excessive force to brutally
supress peaceful protects. As a result,
- More than 100 people were killed according to local human rights
organisations, while several others were seriously injured;
- About 2000 Cameroonians were arrested and a over a 1000 of them have
been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and remain detained under poor
conditions in several prisons in Cameroon. Many of these political prisoners
are presently ill and are not allowed to received medical treatment;
- Many independent medias have been closed and broadcasting rights have
been severely restricted.
We, the undersigned, urge
the United Nations, the African Union, and the international community to:
1- Put pressure on
the Cameroon dictatorial regime for the immediate
release of all political prisoners arrested following the mass demonstrations
of February 2008;
2- Call
for the establishment of an international and independent commission of inquiry
in Cameroon to carry out a thorough investigation into the bloody repression of
unarmed civilians by the armed forces and to take judicial actions against
those responsible for the bludgeoning of unarmed civilians and other human
rights violations that are occuring in Cameroon;
3- Denounce
the massive human rights violations and the continuing exactions of Biya’s
antidemocratic government against civilians;
4- Monitor
the political situation in Cameroon to prevent a descent into civil war that
now seems virtually inescapable since the incumbent autocrat has successfully
manipulated the constitution to remain in power.
Petition initiated by:
Cameroon Democratic and Patriotic Network in the Diaspora (CODE)
Please sign the petition here: http://www.Petition Online.com/ 280208/petition. html
Please sign the petition here: http://www.Petition Online.com/ 280208/petition. html
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