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Cameroon: Massacre Trial Short On Justice
Four low-ranking defendants received 5 to 10-year sentences for the killing of 21 people, while senior officers remain uncharged and many militia suspects at large, Human Rights Watch said.
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HRW decries light sentencing of Cameroon massacre perpetrators
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday decried the “lenient” sentencing of military officers involved in the 2020 Ngarbuh massacre in Cameroon, in which 21 civilians were killed. On February 14, 2020, military troops and Fulani militiamen killed 21 civilians, “including 13 children and 1 pregnant woman.” Homes and properties were pillaged and burned, and village residents told HRW that they believed the attack was retaliation for “harboring separat…
Ngarbuh massacre trial short on justice
The lenient prison terms for defendants on trial for the February 2020 massacre in Ngarbuh, in Cameroon’s North-West region, compounds the authorities’ insufficient efforts to hold senior military officers accountable and compensate victims’ families, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 20, 2026, a military court in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, sentenced three security force members and a pro-government militia member who was tried in abs…
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