Unic Press UK: Several protesters have been shot dead by security forces in the Cameroon’s Anglophone regions as violence erupted in English-speaking area where a number of separatists gathered.
Many sources aver that Cameroonian security forces used live bullets as they encountered a group of protesters who were rallying against subjugation/marginalization by the age-long Francophone-dominated government of President Paul Biya. Biya has been the President of Cameroon since November 1982.
Reacting to the killing of unarmed protesters by Cameroonian security forces, Amnesty International Lake Chad researcher, Ilaria Allegrozzi, said:
“The reported unlawful killing of several people in the Anglophone regions by the security forces coupled with the blocks on Facebook and WhatsApp represent an extremely worrying escalation of the government’s on-going campaign to silence any form of dissent in the West and South-West regions of Cameroon. In order to avoid further bloodshed, the security forces must cease unnecessary and excessive use of force, and protesters should be peaceful if they want to make their voices heard. The government should investigate these killings. The arbitrary decision to ban meetings and movement is totally unacceptable. The authorities must respect people’s right to freedom of assembly and movement.”
