Tag: Cameroon
Press Releases
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.…
2 August 2018
Press Releases
Access Now, USC IHRC urge United Nations to take action on human rights in Cameroon
Our letter to the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urges the United Nations to address recent human rights violations committed by the Republic of Cameroon against the country’s Anglophone population.…
8 March 2018
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While loved ones share holidays, internet shutdowns leave families disconnected
When a government shuts down the internet, real people feel the impact. Read the stories of people harmed by ongoing network restrictions in Cameroon, and if you’ve suffered under a shutdown, share your own story.
…21 December 2017
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United Nations urged to intervene in Cameroon to stop the violence and internet shutdowns
The Cameroon government has again issued orders to block access to the entire internet in Anglophone regions of the country, this time in the lead up to Oct. 1, 2017, a day for planned demonstrations in those regions. On Oct.…
6 October 2017
