Ngo Mbe Maximilienne

Woman Human Rights Defender
Executive Director REDHAC
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Focal Point Ong Forum
Board of AfricanDefenders

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

The World Liberty Congress stands in solidarity with Gemma Jones, a Spanish and Equatorial Guinean lawyer and human rights defender, following credible allegations of surveillance, defamation, intimidation, and threats linked to agents of the Equatorial Guinean regime.

Read the full statement here:
https://t.co/s8B9ihkecV

[Nations Unies (ONU) @ONU_fr]

« Être soi-même ne devrait jamais être un crime. »

- En cette Journée internationale contre l'homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie, @antonioguterres réaffirme l'engagement de l'ONU en faveur des droits et libertés de tous, sans discrimination d'aucune sorte.

#IDAHOBIT2026

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Human rights are non-negotiable.

They belong to every member of the human family — no matter who they are or whom they love. ❤️💜💙💚💛🧡

#IDAHOBIT #StandUp4HumanRights

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

Meet Kiele Cabrera.
She is a Cuban-American activist whose advocacy blends art, resistance, and a deeply personal family story rooted in the fight for freedom. She gained international attention in 2021 after her powerful “Free Cuba” protest during the Olympic Games, becoming one of the most recognizable young voices of the Cuban exile movement. Since then, she has continued to advocate for political prisoners, human rights, and democratic change in Cuba, while championing freedom of expression on the global stage.

Through art, film, and public advocacy, @KieleAless works to preserve the legacy of Cuban dissidents and amplify the voices of those silenced under authoritarian rule. As the youngest member of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance and now an elected Leadership Council Member for the Americas at the World Liberty Congress General Assembly in Berlin, she represents a new generation committed to defending liberty and shaping a freer future for Cuba.

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Next week, I'll be launching a scoping paper examining how social media platforms contribute, intentionally or otherwise, to silencing & endangering human rights defenders.

🗓️ Tuesday 31 March
🕓 16:00-17:00
📍 @tcddublin
🔴 Live streamed on: https://t.co/hkDRF2l78r

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

Je mesure la gravité de l’acte de M. D.Nwafo qui a froidement assassiné un ange «bébé Mathis. Je mesure la peine,je suis dans la peine. La PEINE DE MORT ne peut pas soigner les blessures profondes, elle est source de graves conflits. La justice transitionnelle est réparatrice.Svp

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

@WLCongress @ckanimba @choosechemi @A_Sannikov @DrBerlinerMD @PADafr25 @Smith_JeffreyT @leopoldolopez @AlinejadMasih @BitiTendai @gladyshlatywayo Free Tendai

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

World Liberty Congress condemns the arrest and imprisonment of our Leadership Council member, Tendai Biti, for defending Zimbabwe’s Constitution.

This is political persecution—defending democracy is not a crime.

We demand his immediate release.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/jixe5CPuHy

[@RedhacRedhac @RedhacRedhac]

#NevergiveUp
#EidMoubarack
@MaxMbe

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

@AkereMuna Thanks so much Daddy

[Akere Muna @AkereMuna]

Today, 19 March, the Supreme Court of Cameroon quashed the judgment of the Court of Appeal that had sentenced Sisiku Ayuk Tabe Julius and ten (10) others to life imprisonment.

The Criminal Bench of the Judicial Division of the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Centre Region by Sisiku Ayuk Tabe Julius and nine (9) others, popularly known as the “NERA 10.” The name refers to the Nera Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, from where they were allegedly abducted and brought to Cameroon to stand trial.

By way of background, in its initial judgment of 20 August 2019, the Yaoundé Military Tribunal found the appellants guilty of secession, terrorism, and hostility against the state, among other charges. In addition to life sentences, the tribunal imposed substantial financial penalties, including a joint civil award of 250 billion FCFA and an additional 12 billion FCFA in costs.

On appeal, the Court of Appeal of the Centre Region upheld the life sentences in September 2020.

In today’s decision—delivered under the presidency of internationally renowned Justice Marie Louise Abomo—the Supreme Court did not examine the grounds advanced by counsel for the appellants. Instead, it raised an issue suo moto (on its own initiative) and, on that basis, quashed the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Centre Region. The matter has been remitted to the same Court of Appeal, sitting with a differently constituted panel, to be reheard de novo.

By quashing the appellate decision and ordering a fresh hearing, the Supreme Court has effectively acknowledged that serious injustice tainted the proceedings before the Court of Appeal of Centre Region.

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

La magistrate M. Louise ABOMO (camerounaise) est Commissaire à la Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples depuis 2020. Réélue en février 2026 à la 48e session ordinaire du Conseil de l’UA à Addis Abeba, elle est une grande dame au service des droits humains.

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

Meet Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan academic, entrepreneur, and political leader, @maradiaga is one of Latin America’s most prominent voices for democracy and a leading figure in opposition to the Ortega dictatorship.

After being imprisoned for 611 days under inhumane conditions for running for president, he was stripped of his nationality and forced into exile.

Today, he continues his fight for freedom as President of the Foundation for the Freedom of Nicaragua, a Trustee of Freedom House, and a professor at top U.S. universities.

In 2025, he was elected President of the World Liberty Congress during the General Assembly in Berlin, serving until 2027. His resilience and leadership have also earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

Les droits humains sont dépourvus de tout respect.Ceux qui les violent oublient qu’ils peuvent être les victimes demain.Expulsés,Avocats,journalistes sont les DÉFENSEURS Humains.Ils méritent protection. LE PREMIER MINISTRE DOIT STOPPER L’HUMILIATION que subissent les DDH au 237

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all."

On 11 February 1990, peace laureate Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years. Despite his long imprisonment, Mandela rejected hatred and instead embraced reconciliation.

[Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center @Kennedy_HRC]

(1/2) #Cameroon: We strongly condemn the ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defenders @AliceNkom and @MaxMbe of the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa (#REDHAC).
https://t.co/pylK55QEm8

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

Three years ago, Felix Maradiaga, President of the World Liberty Congress, was released after more than 600 days in prison for standing up to authoritarianism in Nicaragua. His release came as part of a mass expulsion: on February 9, 2023, the Ortega–Murillo regime freed 222 political prisoners, only to banish them from the country and strip them of their citizenship — an act widely described as unprecedented in Latin America.

For @maradiaga — and for so many former political prisoners around the world — freedom remains incomplete. Detention and silence were followed by statelessness and forced exile, denying them the right to return home or reclaim their identity.

His story is not unique. Across the globe, authoritarian regimes replace prison walls with exile, releasing political prisoners only to leave them stateless, separated from their families, and deprived of their most basic rights.

Freedom is not just walking out of a cell. It is having a country, an identity, the right to return home, and the ability to rebuild life without fear. Today is not a celebration. It is a reminder:
Release is not freedom.

[Ngo Mbe Maximilienne @MaxMbe]

NEVER GIVE UP!

[WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS @WLCongress]

📢 The World Liberty Congress applauds Mexico City Mayor Mauricio Tabe for rejecting the normalization of dictatorships and standing up for democracy across the Americas.

Read the statement here: https://t.co/601LF2Qvam