Advocacy actions – At international level
REDHAC leads international advocacy to adopt laws promoting and protecting Human Rights Defenders for the recognition of the status of defenders and other activists in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on Defenders adopted by all countries in December 1998
To bring states to scrupulously respect treaties, conventions and other freely signed and ratified instruments on human rights, humanitarian law and fundamental freedoms
Notably :
- Regular referral to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the relevant situation of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa by proposing recommendations
- Submission of alternative reports in 2017 to the Universal Periodic Review on Cameroon, in 2014 on Chad and the CAR and in 2018 intervention by REDHAC for a declaration on the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee on corruption Extrajudicial executions (1), torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (2), freedom of expression and assembly, protection journalists and human rights defenders.
- The European Parliament: During the holding of the European Parliament in May 2019, REDHAC proposed resolutions on Cameroon All the proposed resolutions had been adopted
- Human Rights Council: During the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council held from January 4-7, 2018 in Geneva, REDHAC was invited to make an evaluation of Human Rights in Cameroon in relation to objective criteria. a recommendation and a resolution had been proposed for adoption.
- A Recommendation for the HRC to urge the State of Cameroon to respect freedoms of assembly and association, to stop all reprisals targeting defenders and journalists, to stop the abusive use of military courts and Law No. 2014 /028 of December 23, 2014 on the ”repression of acts of terrorism” and finally to demonstrate political will by adopting the law ”on the promotion and protection of human rights defenders”.
- A Resolution for the HRC to call for an independent and international fact-finding mission following relevant and recurring allegations of summary and extrajudicial executions in the fight against Boko Aram (emblematic cases of Magdeme and Double villages (at least 52 people) 2015 then 2 women executed with their babies on their backs in Mayo Tsanaga in 2018) as well as in the English-speaking regions of the North West and South West (since October 1, 2017 to the present day including the events of Pigni 2018 and the assassinations of the gendarmes).
Advocacy with international institutions and organizations
REDHAC collaborates with international institutions and organizations for effective advocacy.
Notably:
- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR): joint submission of a joint report for the Universal Periodic Review and the Cameroon Review as well as advocacy for the opening of civic space in Cameroon and the situation of Rights Defenders Humans
- Central African Hub, African Leadership Centre, Nairobi, Kenya: REDHAC’s contribution to peace efforts in the Anglophone crisis “From the bottom up: “,
- Swiss peace : REDHAC proposal on Mediation, conflict prevention and resolution: Peace and Reconciliation
- Universal Rights : supporting environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and their local communities in Africa.”
- ISHR (International Service for Human Rights) : Geneva UN Action on Reprisals: Towards Greater Impact – Virtual launch of ISHR’s new quantitative analysis,
- ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa pre-Stockholm Internet Forum ‘Civil Society : advocacy for a Government Dialogue on the state of human rights on the Internet in sub-Saharan Africa’
- OMCT (World Organization Against Torture) : REDHAC intervention on the High Level Panel in order to “fight against censorship of human rights defenders through detention”.
- NGO forum hosted by African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (Gambia) : Proposal of recommendations and country resolution for adoption by the ACHPR
- Human Dignity : online advocacy on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) for CSO representatives and media from French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
- DEFY Hate Now with the effective presence of the Canadian High Commission, H.E Richard Bale: plea to Silencing the guns, putting an end to hate speech online and withdrawing into identity: what solutions, protecting human rights defenders for peace and sustainable development in Central Africa
- Amnesty International : advocacy to bring justice to the missing young people of Magdeme and Double, as well as in the context of drafting constant urgent appeals for emblematic cases
- Frontline defenders : in the context of drafting urgent appeals
- CIVICUS : REDHAC in collaboration with CIVICUS, examined and submitted an alternative report on Cameroon, CHAD and the CAR in order to assess the implementation by the recommendations made during the 2nd cycle of the UPR on rights issues of Man and Human Rights Defenders.
- BROT : via the Civil Peace Service: the organization of high-level regional conferences for the sharing of experience and good practices between women and other actors at the African level who have contributed to the resolution of conflicts through establishment of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions. This conference will serve as a pretext for the official presentation of the memorandum and the establishment of a strategic advocacy plan at the local, national and international level for the effective holding of the Truth Justice Reconciliation Commission in Cameroon.
- Implementation of the Advocacy Project for the development of civic awareness in diversity based on common history and values/symbols of national unity (PCCD – HCV)
- Implementation of the peace advocacy project in young people in Cameroon
- World Liberty Congress Vilnius, Lithuania: The Executive Director, Ms. Maximilienne NGO MBE participated in the World Liberty Congress from December 6 to 10, 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania; The main goal of the World Liberty Congress is to bring together pro-democracy leaders and movements under autocratic regimes, to learn and support each other in specific action-oriented areas. During the Congress, participants worked around six areas that were developed after extensive consultations and cooperation with freedom-fighting movements around the world.
- May 15 to 19, 2022 in Paris-France,: During the presentation of the Paris International for Homosexual Rights from May 15 to 19, 2022 in Paris-France, the Executive Director took the opportunity to lead a plea for the protection of Defenders of LGBTI People. Human rights having no borders to protect humanity. And although international texts have all been ratified by the heads of state of Central Africa, they still prevail over national texts. Although enforcement still suffers from some commitment. It was a question for the Executive Director and the CO-PCA Me Alice NKOM to encourage each person committed to defending the values of human rights.
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