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To give a dog a bad name to kill it – Cameroon’s anti-terrorism law as a strategic framework for human rights’ violations
Journal of Contemporary African Studies Pub Date : 2020-11-20 , DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2020.1839633
Jean-Claude N. Ashukem 1
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ABSTRACT Since the enactment of Cameroon’s anti-terrorism law in 2014, the government has embarked on systemic violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. In this article, I identify and examine instances of human rights violation perpetrated by the government of Cameroon through the anti-terrorism law. I argue that the law is increasingly being used as a strategic framework to suppress the exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights in Cameroon. I specifically argue that the Military Court’s interpretation and application of the law against the rights to strike and freedom of expression, for example, are wrong and unconstitutional. Accordingly, the law is an anathema to human rights and could rightly be qualified as the new law on repression of fundamental rights. There is a need for the government of Cameroon to amend the law such that it reflects its international human rights’ commitments.

中文翻译:

给狗一个坏名声以杀死它——喀麦隆的反恐法作为侵犯人权的战略框架

摘要 自喀麦隆 2014 年颁布反恐怖主义法以来,政府开始系统性地侵犯基本人权和自由。在本文中,我确定并审查了喀麦隆政府通过反恐法侵犯人权的实例。我认为,该法律越来越多地被用作压制喀麦隆基本权利的行使和享受的战略框架。我特别指出,例如,军事法庭对打击罢工权和言论自由权的法律的解释和适用是错误且违宪的。因此,该法律是对人权的诅咒,可以理所当然地被称为关于压制基本权利的新法律。
更新日期:2020-11-20
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