Cameroon: Restrictions Undermining Cameroon Presidential Election, Says UN Rights Chief

Cameroon: Restrictions Undermining Cameroon Presidential Election, Says UN Rights Chief

Geneva -- Growing restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon in the lead-up to the presidential election in October are raising fears about whether voters can freely express their will, the UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said Tuesday.

UN Raises Fears Over Cameroon Election Clampdown

The United Nations on Tuesday said growing restrictions in Cameroon surrounding the upcoming presidential elections "raise fears" about whether voters can freely choose their candidate.

Fears of credibility in Cameroon’s October elections - CAJ News Africa

from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, CameroonCameroon BureauYAOUNDÉ, (CAJ News) – GROWING restrictions on opposition parties and civil society have cast doubt over the credibility of Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election, where President Paul Biya, 92, seeks to extend his 43-year rule. Authorities have banned opposition gatherings, disrupted media interviews, and arrested more than 50 supporters during appeal hearings before the Constitutional Coun…

Cameroon Schedules Crucial Presidential Election for October 12 - Afric Info

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UN Warns Political Clampdown Could Hamper Cameroon’s Presidential Poll

The United Nations has raised concerns that escalating political restrictions in Cameroon may undermine the credibility of the country’s upcoming presidential election. Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s oldest head of state, is seeking another seven-year mandate in the October 12 polls, which would extend his nearly 43 years in power. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned that the politica…