OFFGO Cameroon

| Cameroon | Situation Human Rights Defenders barrister Elvis Brown 🇨🇲, Vincent Awazi 🇨🇲 & Jan Cappelle 🇧🇪 | UN case of reprisals since 2019

[OFFGO Cameroon @OFFGocm]

The #UN remains deeply concerned about the ongoing acts of #intimidation and #reprisals against @offgocm, Jan Cappelle and barrister Luma in Cameroon. #Endreprisals

[OFFGO Cameroon @OFFGocm]

Ongoing acts of reprisals against human rights defenders @offgocm in #Cameroon says the UN Secretary General. The case has been included in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 annual reports on #reprisals for cooperation with the #UN. #Endreprisals and support the @ISHRglobal campaign!!

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

#UN80: UN Member States should ensure that decisions for reform are in line with the needs & demands of human rights defenders, victims and survivors. They must safely and meaningfully participate in all reform discussions and negotiations.

https://t.co/lFlnfQHRED

[Canada in Cameroon @CanadaCameroon]

🇨🇦in🇨🇲🇹🇩🇬🇦🇨🇫|: #TruthandReconciliationDay: Every Child Matters. What is one small action you can take today to support reconciliation in your community? Share your thoughts with us, keep the conversation going.
#NDTR #NDTR2025

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

At #HRC60, 🇦🇹🇱🇮🇸🇮🇨🇭:
➡️Condemned all acts of intimidation & reprisals against those cooperating with the 🇺🇳UN.
➡️Expressed alarm at growing transnational repression
➡️Highlighted civil society actor’s vital role in protecting & promoting #HumanRights.

🗒️https://t.co/cNDKzhwINX

[OFFGO Cameroon @OFFGocm]

"Every case of reprisal represents a silenced voice. When States punish those who speak to the UN or seek to cooperate with its mechanisms, they are not only attacking individuals or organisations, they are also attacking the very system meant to protect them." #Endreprisals

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

#HRC60 | Last week, during the Interactive Dialogue on reprisals with the Assistant Secretary-General, Ilze Brands Kehris, several States took a stance and raised individual cases of reprisals publicly! #EndReprisals
Read our summary of the debate: https://t.co/i7SjLzVMV0

[Germany UN Geneva 🇩🇪🇪🇺 @GermanyUNGeneva]

At #HRC60, Germany condemns reprisals in the strongest terms.

They undermine Human Rights & the UN system, which cannot function without civil society participation. We express utmost concern about the many individual cases documented in the report of the Secretary-General.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

Civil society continues to face threats and restrictions for cooperating with the @UN: women, human rights defenders, peace builders, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and LGBTIQ+ community representatives are among those targeted for standing up for their rights.

At this critical moment for human rights and civic space, ensuring the safety of those who speak out is not optional - it is essential.

➡️ https://t.co/RJL5WdT1QW

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

Today, @AfricaDefenders Coordinator @BikJo delivered our statement during the HRC6⃣0⃣ debate on #Reprisals.

We:
✅ Welcomed UNSG @AntonioGuterres' report but regretted the disappearance of cases of ongoing reprisals
✔️ Once again raised the case of @Kadar_Abdi_ in #Djibouti🇩🇯
✅ Condemned reprisals exercised by #Algeria🇩🇿, #Burundi🇧🇮, #Cameroon🇨🇲, #DRC🇨🇩, #Egypt🇪🇬, & #Sudan🇸🇩
✔️ Denounced restrictions to civil society at @UNGeneva🇺🇳

❝ It is not NGOs – and certainly not those who support HRDs in interacting with & providing infor­mation to UN bodies – that pose a security threat, but rather states that engage in inti­mi­dation & reprisals, including through transnational repression. ❞

🗒️ Our full statement in FR + EN (& all our statements at HRC60): https://t.co/shWLyTQL5I #HRC60 #EndReprisals

[Denmark in UN Geneva 🇩🇰 @DKUNmisgva]

This afternoon, the @UN_HRC discussed the report of #UNSG @antonioguterres on #reprisals against persons & groups engaging with the 🇺🇳

🇩🇰 expressed concern about reprisals against #HRDs & once again called for the release of Mr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja without further delay.

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

Persistent intimidation and reprisals are silencing those who engage with the @UN, said Ilze Brands Kehris of @UNHumanRights.

Speaking to the Human Rights Council, she urged States to guarantee safe cooperation.

#HRC60

[Norway in Geneva 🇳🇴 @NorwayInGeneva]

🇳🇴 in #HRC60 thank the SG for the report on reprisals against those cooperating with the United Nations. All civil society actors & human rights defenders who engage in international fora must be able to do so safely, freely & without fear.

Full statement:https://t.co/3uiJ7vuImh

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

🔴NOW at #HRC60

Interactive dialogue on the report of the @UN Secretary-General on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Watch here⤵️
https://t.co/MPf9O59tcu

[EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters @EU_UNGeneva]

We strongly condemn any form of reprisals against HRDs & civil society organizations, incl those who cooperate with the UN. States must ensure their protection, offline & online. The number of reported acts of intimidation & reprisal remains disturbingly high. #HRC60

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

🔔 REMINDER: Human rights defenders, you have until 30 September to contribute to my next report to the UN. I want to bring your voices directly to the @UN_HRC: what would you like me to tell States on your behalf?

⬇️ All practical details here ⬇️
https://t.co/bTRFJYzd0H

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

TOMORROW the Assistant SG will present @antonioguterres' annual report on cooperation with the #UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights (‘the Reprisals Report’) to the Council in his capacity as UN senior official on reprisals.
➤ https://t.co/w8GA3Zi8lC

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

They defend human rights. Travel bans silence them. ✈️⛔️😶

Join us at “Packed with Courage” tomorrow to hear how four courageous defenders Loujain, Mohamed, Kadar, and Anexa, continue to persevere despite various forms of travel bans.

#EndReprisals

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

Reprisals can take many forms. Some governments target human rights defenders by banning them from entering or leaving their country. ✈️⛔️

Join us for ‘Packed with Courage: Stories of human rights defenders banned from travelling’ to hear firsthand testimonies from Loujain, Mohamed, Kadar, and Anexa.

#EndReprisals #HumanRights #StandWithDefenders #ISHR

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

Last day to apply⏳
ISHR invites African human rights defenders who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills to integrate the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights into their work.
▶ Apply now: https://t.co/IdBve69bsg

#HumanRights #ACHPR #Training

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

‘Loujain is a genuinely caring person, spontaneous, and living with her whole heart. Although she has spent most of her years struggling to live in dignity, she remains as joyful and resilient as ever. Loujain has suffered far too much and deserves to be unconditionally free.’ — @LinaAlhathloul, @LoujainHathloul's sister.

���️ Share this to support Loujain. Demand her freedom. 📝 Sign our petition: https://t.co/efhca7LaCt

#EndReprisal #HRC60 #UNGA80

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

I cannot act on information received solely on social media. If you have information about a human rights defender at risk because of their peaceful work, please write to my office at [email protected], or submit info via the @UN_SPExperts platform:
https://t.co/7VQ007EgAu