ANNEXE 1: List of Members of Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)

LIST OF ANNEXE

ANNEXE 1: List of members of Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)

ANNEXE 2: Order No. 81/CAB/PM of 15 April 2011relating to the establishment and organization of the Inter-ministerial Committee for monitoring the implementation of recommendations and/or decisions of international and regional mechanisms in charge of Human Rights Promotion and Protection

ANNEXE 3: Implementation of Views of the Human Rights Committee

ANNEXE 4: Significant Activities by the NCHRF from 2010 to 2013

ANNEXE 5: Statistics on the number and type of complaints received by the NCHRF from 2010 to 2013

ANNEXE 6: Distribution of Women in sectors of activities

ANNEXE 7: Proportion of Women and men in sectors of activities

ANNEXE 8: Proportion of Women and men occupying senior and/or decision-making positions

ANNEXE 9: Gender analysis of senior positions held by Judicial and Legal Officers between 2010 and 2012 (Higher Judicial Council Meetings of 8/7/2010 and 18/4/2012)

ANNEXE 10: Criminal Response to some Human Rights Violation from 2010 to 2012

ANNEXE 10-1: Criminal Response to Human Rights Violation in 2010

ANNEXE 10-2: Criminal Response to Human Rights Violation in 2011

ANNEXE 10-3: Criminal Response to Human Rights Violation in 2012

ANNEXE 11: Death Penalty in 2012

ANNEXE 11-1: Statistics on Death Penalty in Cameroon’s prisons (January 2012)

ANNEXE 11-2: Statistics on Death Penalty as at 31 December 2012 in courts

ANNEXE 12: Training of Law enforcement officials

ANNEXE 12-1: Training of Judicial staff in Human Rights since 2010

ANNEXE 12-2: Summary of training on Human Rights given to commanders of gendarmerie schools and training centres

ANNEXE 13: Disciplinary Measures and Judicial Proceedings against law enforcement officials

ANNEXE 13-1: Proceedings against soldiers and gendarmes (in 2010)

ANNEXE 13-2: Proceedings before Military Tribunals (in 2011)

ANNEXE 13-3: Statistics of disciplinary measures against police officers to promote and protect Human Rights and to clean up the national security corps

ANNEXE 14: Budget allocated to the Judiciary

ANNEXE 14-1: Budget allocated to the Ministry of Justice

ANNEXE 14-2: Budget of the Supreme Court

ANNEXE 15: Statistics on legal aid between 2010 and 2012

ANNEXE 16: Press Release by the Minister of External Relations on the Committee’s Concluding Observations

ANNEXE 17: Press release by the Minister in charge of Justice requesting for contributions for the drafting of the 5th Periodic Report

ANNEXE 18: Institutions which participated in drafting the 5th Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ANNEXE 1

List of members of the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)

  1. FONKAM SAMUEL AZU’U (Chairperson), Lecturer at the University of Yaounde II, former Technical Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic, former Assistant Secretary-General of the National Assembly of Cameroon.
  2. EBANGA EWODO JUSTIN (Vice-Chairperson), Lawyer, former President of the Bar Council, former member of the National Elections Observatory (NEO).
  3. BOMBA NKOLO CECILE, Medical Officer, former Minister, former Parliamentarian.
  4. NJEUMA EFFANGE DOROTHY LIMUNGA, Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Yaounde I, former Vice-Minister, former Vice-Chancellor.
  5. SADOU DAOUDOU LADY BAWA, International relations graduate, former Director of Financial Affairs at the University of Ngaoundere.
  6. ABDOULAYE BABALE, Political science graduate, former Minister.
  7. ADAMOU ALI, Pharmacist, former member of the joint elections Supervisory Commission, former NEO provincial chairperson for the North Region.
  8. EFANDENE BEKONO PIERRE ROGER, Agriculture Engineer, Assistant Permanent Secretary of the FAO/WFP Support Management Committee in Yaounde.
  9. EJAKE MBONDA THOMAS, Super Scale Senior Civil Administrator, former Governor, former Inspector General at MINATD.
  10. MANA NSCHWANGELE JULES, Retired teacher, former Mayor.
  11. MASSI GAMS DIEUDONNE, EPC Pastor, Lecturer at the Protestant University of Central Africa (UPAC), former NEO member, former Secretary-General of Eglise Presbytérienne du Cameroun (EPC), Chairperson of CONAC.
  12. MBONDA ELIE, Professor of Medicine, former Parliamentarian, former African Union elections observer.
  13. Mgr WATIO DIEUDONNE, former Bishop of Nkongsamba, Bishop of Bafoussam.
  14. TSANGA DELPHINE, former Minister, former Parliamentarian.
  15. TITI NWEL PIERRE, Lecturer, consultant for several national and international organizations and institutions.
  16. TIKU TAMBE CHRISTOPHER, Assistant Lecturer at the University of Buea, Human Rights consultant, Regional Secretary of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms for the South West Region.
  17. NSANGOU ISSOFA, Assistant Lecturer at the University of Dschang, Author of several publications in physics.
  18. AHMADOU GOUROUDJA (died on 12 June 2013), Lecturer, Arabic language and literature.

ANNEXE 2

Order No. 81/CAB/PM of 15 April 2011 relating to the establishment and organization of the Inter-ministerial Committee for monitoring the implementation of recommendations and/or decisions of international and regional mechanisms in charge of Promoting and Protecting Human Rights.

THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT

MINDFUL of the Constitution;

MINDFUL ofDecree No. 92/89 of 4 May 1992 to specify attributions of the Prime Minister, amended by Decree No. 95/145 bis of 4 August 1995;

MINDFUL ofDecree No. 2004/320 of 8 December 2004 to organize the Government, amended by Decree No. 2007/268 of 7 September 2007;

MINDFUL ofDecree No. 2009/222 of 30 June 2009 to appoint the Prime Minister, Head of Government.

HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1- (1)- This order lays down the establishment and organization of the Inter-ministerial Committee for monitoring the implementation of recommendations and/or decisions of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”.

(2)- The Committee shall in addition be responsible for preparing Cameroon’s Universal Periodic Review and evaluating the implementation of recommendations relating thereto.

Article 2- Under the authority of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, the said Committee shall monitor and supervise the implementation of the recommendations and/or decisions referred to under Article 1 above.

In that respect, it shall notably as concerns the implementation of the recommendations and/or decisions of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), be responsible for:

- listing the different matters brought before the said bodies;

- monitoring the implementation of the recommendations and/or decisions following the different matters thus settled;

- proposing responses to the recommendations and/or decisions of the above-mentioned bodies;

- monitoring the effectiveness of implementation of the validated proposals;

- reflecting on how to scale down or avoid the condemnation of States within the framework of matters examined by the above-mentioned organs;

- reflecting and deciding on the internalization of certain observations and recommendations of these mechanism tasked with promoting and protecting Human Rights; and

- initiating and coordinating training activities in the promotion and protection of Human Rights.

As concerns the preparation of Cameroon’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and the recommendations relating thereto, it shall:

- identify the recommendations of the preceding sessions and evaluate the level of implementation;

- propose responses to the recommendations made to the State;

- propose for the Prime Minister’s validation, the designation of members of the Cameroonian delegation to participate in the UPR deliberations.

CHAPTER II

ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING

Article 3- (1) The Committee shall be composed as follows:

Chairperson: The Secretary General of the Prime Minister’s Office or his representative.

Members:

- a representative of the Prime Minister’s Office;

- the Minister in charge of Justice or his representative;

- the Minister of External Relations or his representative;

- the Minister of Communication or his representative;

- the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and the Family or his representative;

- the Minister of Social Affairs or his representative;

- the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization or his representative;

- the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training or his representative;

- the Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie or his representative;

- the Delegate General for National Security or his representative;

- the Director General for External Research or his representative;

- the President of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms or his representative;

(2) The Chairperson may invite any person to take part in Committee meetings by reason of his expertise on the issues to be examined.

Article 4- (1) The Committee shall meet, as and when necessary, when convened by its Chairperson.

(2) At the end of each meeting, the Chairperson shall forward a detailed report to the Prime Minister.

Article 5- To discharge its duties, the Committee shall have a Technical Secretariat under the coordination of the Public and Institutional Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Article 6- The composition of the Technical Secretariat shall be established by decision of the Secretary General at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Article 7- (1) The Technical Secretariat shall:

- identify all the recommendations and/or decisions referred to under Article 1;

- monitor the implementation of validated proposals;

- carry out all activities assigned to it by the Committee;

- draw up accounts, reports and any other documents of the Committee;

- preserve the Committee’s records and documentation;

(2) The Technical Secretariat shall meet, as and when necessary, when convened by its Coordinator.

(3) The Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat may, if need be, constitute a working group, in accordance with the duties of the Committee.

CHAPTER III

MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 8- (1) The duties of the Chairperson, member and Coordinator of the Committee and of the Technical Secretariat shall be honorary. However, the persons concerned, as well as those invited to the meetings shall be granted a sitting allowance and work facilities necessary to discharge their duties.

(2) The amounts of the sitting allowance referred to under paragraph (1) above shall be fixed by the Chairperson of the Committee.

Article 9- (1) The recurrent expenditure of the Committee shall be charged to the budget of the Prime Minister’s Office.

(2) The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the authorizing officer thereof.

Article 10- This order shall be registered, published according to the procedure of urgency, and inserted in the Official Gazette in English and French.

Yaounde, 15 April 2011

(Sgd) Philemon YANG

Prime Minister, Head of Government

ANNEXE 3:

Implementation of Views of the Human Rights Committee

No. / SUBJECT / AUTHOR / IMP LEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS
1 / Communication No. 1134/2002 of 14 March 2002, Views of 15 March 2005 / FONGUM Gorji-Dinka / Agreement concluded
Ongoing procedure to give the concerned CFA 40,000,000 as agreed.
2 / Communication No. 118/2003 of 3 July2002, Views of 26 October 2007 / Dorothy Kakem Titiahonjo / Negotiations started to compensate the author
3 / Communication No. 1353/2005 of 24 January 2005, Views of 19 March 2007 / Philip Afuson Njaru / a) Judicial proceedings against persons responsible for poor treatment and arrest of Mr. NJARU
The conduct of investigations encountered some difficulties that hinder and render judicial proceedings against the accused almost impossible:
- Time lapse:
- Exploitation of administrative documents was unsatisfactory because of poor record management;
- poor collaboration of the concerned;
Investigations were restricted to secondary sources (documents, witnesses) which do not provide evidence on the basis of which court action can be instituted.
b) Safety of Mr. NJARU
After the Committee’s decision, neither Mr. NJARU nor any other source reported threat to his safety or trespass to his person.
c) Measures to Prevent Future Similar Violation
- Cameroon took the following important measures to prevent the occurrence of violations of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:
- Cameroon's Constitution that protects all Human Rights;
- the entry into force on 1 January 2007 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which states in particular in Section 122 that "the suspect shall immediately be informed of the allegations against him, and shall be treated humanely both morally and materially... The suspect shall not be subjected to any physical or mental constraints, or to torture, violence…
- Law No. 97/9 of 10 January 1997 that introduces Section 132 (bis) in the Penal Code to prohibit torture
4 / Communication No. 1397/2005of 30 March 2005, Views of 22 July 2009 / Pierre Désiré ENGO / In accordance with the Views of the Committee, Mr. ENGO should have been released after serving his sentence of 10 years imprisonment for forgery and embezzlement of public property delivered in 2002, in The People and NSIF v. Pierre Désiré ENGO, DIPPAH and Others. However, for reasons of investigation concerning five other proceedings pending against him, and considering his financial resources that could allow him to escape justice, it was necessary to remand him in custody.
Government cannot interfere in the ongoing judicial process to demand the immediate release of Mr. ENGO, pursuant to views of the Committee; it nevertheless took steps to implement the second part of the Views.
Indeed, Mr. ENGO had access to an ophthalmologist as well as outpatient medical consultations. According to the prison doctor, his health is generally satisfactory.
In addition, he receives regular visits and may discuss with his lawyers.
5 / Communication 1813/2009 of 20 June 2008, Views of 22 March 2011 / Ebenezer Derek MBONGO AKWANGA / - Review of the Matter
Cameroon is ready to initiate the review procedure as soon as Mr. Akwanga, in accordance with judicial procedures in force, appeals against the judgment sentencing him to 20 years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, aggravated theft, depredation by band, arson and others.
- Investigation
An investigation will also be opened upon the filing by the applicant of a complaint on torture and poor treatment. It will require the presence of the complainant. The culprits identified could then be subject to legal proceedings in accordance with the law.
- Compensation
The absence of the author of the communication or his agent is an obstacle to the implementation of the Views of the Committee. The NCHRF was requested to search for him.

ANNEXE 4

NCHRF SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FROM 2010 TO 2013

Domains / Activities carried out / Recipients / Dates / Outputs and remarks
Promotion of Human Rights / Awareness workshops on the NAPPPHR in Cameroon / Officials responsible for planning and budgeting in public administrations / 6-7 May 2010
NCHRF Focal Points
in public administrations / 11 May 2010
Members of Parliament / 24-25 December 2010
Journalists / 23-24 December 2010
Human Rights and Women Rights commemorative days / Each 10 December and each 8 March
Implementation of the project for the promotion of women’s civil and political rights / Women / 21 to 25 March 2011 / Carry out a study on violence against women
April to May 2011 / Organization of an awareness-raising campaign on civil and political rights
Advocacy for the promotion and protection of women’s civil and political rights
General
awareness-raising campaigns of citizens on their rights to vote / 27 May 2011 in Yaounde
Facilitation day on Human Rights and on elections. / Journalists, political parties, CSOs and press organs / 17 August 2011
Information Day on mob justice / Neighbourhood leaders of Yaounde with youth representatives / 27 July and 5 August 2010 / -Educating families on harm caused by mob justice;
-Regularly organize educational talks in neighbourhoods.
Awareness-raising session for 40 Members of Parliament on the rights of persons with disabilities, including the right to participate in political life / Members of Parliament / 10 December 2010 in Yaounde
Workshop on the effective participation of people with disabilities in the electoral process / Associations working for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. / 26 and 27 December 2010 / Activities implemented by the NGO Sightsavers, UN Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Elections Cameroon
Exchange workshop with political and opinion leaders / Political parties represented at the National Assembly / 13 May 2011
Training session for election observers organized in the 10 Regions
Protection of Human Rights / Handling of complaints relating to Human Rights Violations (See Annexe 5)

ANNEXE 5

STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE NCHRF FROM 2010 TO 2013

No. / Categories of right / Years
2010 / 2011 / 2012 / Total
1 / Right to property / 117 / 140 / 349 / 596
2 / Right to fair trial / 61 / 79 / 175 / 315
3 / Right to physical and moral integrity / 77 / 60 / 245 / 392
4 / Right to freedom and security (arbitrary detention) / 57 / 88 / 128 / 273
5 / Right to life / 7 / 16 / 35 / 58
Total / 319 / 389 / 932 / 1634

ANNEXE 6

Distribution of Women in Sectors of Activity

Indicators / No Level / Primary / Secondary 1st Cycle / Secondary 2nd Cycle / Higher / Overall
Employment Status
Permanent Employment / 0.4 / 2.5 / 14.4 / 48.5 / 78.4 / 8.2
Temporary Employment / 1.2 / 3.5 / 8.9 / 14.5 / 9.9 / 4.1
Employer / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8
Independent / 62.2 / 75.0 / 64.0 / 32.1 / 10.0 / 63.6
Family Worker / 36.0 / 18.1 / 10.7 / 3.4 / 0.9 / 23.4
Paid Apprentice / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.1
Unpaid Apprentice / 0.0 / 0.5 / 0.9 / 0.3 / 0.0 / 0.3
Total Women / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100
Sectors of Activity
Agriculture, sylviculture, hunting, fishing / 93.5 / 74.9 / 39.3 / 12.9 / 4.9 / 74.3
Extractive Industries / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 0.0
Manufacturing / 0.9 / 5.9 / 13.6 / 11.2 / 6.1 / 4.9
Production/Distribution Water/Electricity / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.9 / 1.7 / 0.1
Construction / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 1.1 / 0.2
Trade/Maintenance / 4.4 / 13.0 / 25.9 / 27.6 / 12.4 / 11.6
Hotels and Restaurants / 0.3 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 4.2 / 8.2 / 0.7
Transport and Communications / 0.1 / 0.4 / 1.7 / 4.4 / 8.2 / 0.7
Financial Activities / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.3 / 2.5 / 7.2 / 0.3
Real Estate/Leasing / 0.0 / 0.1 / 1.2 / 5.1 / 9.3 / 0.6
Public Administration/ defence and other services / 0.6 / 4.4 / 14.6 / 30.6 / 64.1 / 6.1
Total Women / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100

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ANNEXE 7

Proportion of Women and Men in Sectors of Activity

Characteristics / Indicators / % M / % W / Overall / Source / Reference Year
Activity / ILO activity rate (15-64 years) / 86.2 / 79.5 / 82.8 / NIS/ECAM 3 / 2007
Extended activity rate / 87.3 / 82.4 / 84.7
Unemployed / Extended unemployment rate (15-64 years) / 3.8 / 7.0 / 5.4
Under employed / Overall under employment rate l (15-64 years) / 60.2 / 78.8 / 69.6
Occupation / Occupational rate / 96.2 / 93.0 / 94.6
Distribution of labour force with or without employment / Labour force employed / 61.3 / 44.5 / 52.6%
Experienced unemployed labour force / 3.8 / 2.2 / 3.0%
Unemployed labour force in search of employment / 6.5 / 5.6 / 6.1%
Students and graduates / 19.3 / 16.4 / 17.8%
Annuitants without economic activity / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.6%
Other non-working populations without economic activity / 7.3 / 7.6 / 7.4%
House wives / 11.8
Activity Sectors / Distribution of occupied labour force in the formal sector / 11.9 / 4.1 / 8.0
Distribution of occupied labour force in the informal agriculture sector / 58.6 / 68.6 / 63.5
Distribution of occupied labour force in the formal non agriculture sector / 29.6 / 27.3 / 28.5
Branch of Activities / Primary / 59.4 / 69.1 / 64.2
Industry / 10.0 / 8.4 / 9.2
Trade / 9.3 / 10.3 / 9.7
Services / 21.4 / 12.3 / 16.9
Socio-economic Group / Manager/ public sector boss / 2.6 / 1.1 / 1.8
Other public employee / 2.8 / 1.2 / 2.0
Manager/boss of formal private sector / 1.6 / 0.7 / 1.2
Other employee of formal private sector / 4.9 / 1.1 / 3.0
Farm operator / 30.0 / 28.6 / 29.3
Dependent on informal agriculture sector / 28.6 / 40.0 / 34.2
Boss of informal non agriculture sector / 1.0 / 0.4 / 0.7
Self employed of non agriculture informal sector / 16.1 / 18.0 / 17.0
Employee of non informal agriculture sector / 12.5 / 8.9 / 10.7

ANNEXE 8

Proportion of Men and Women in Senior and/or Decision-making Positions

SECTOR / WORK STATION / %
MEN / %
WOMEN / OVERALL / SOURCE / REFERENCE YEAR
Public Administration / Positions Occupied / 74.9 / 25.1 / 100 / MINFOPRA
MINPROFF/Survey on women’s participation in public life in Cameroon / 2008
2010
Prime Minister / 100 / 0 / 100 / NIS, TBS 3 / 2009
Vice-Prime Minister / 100 / 0 / 100
Ministers of State / 100 / 0 / 100
Ministers / 83.9 / 16.1 / 100
Ministers Delegate / 89.9 / 11.1 / 100
Secretaries of State / 83.4 / 16.6 / 100
Secretaries General of Ministries / 83.3 / 16.7 / 100 / MINFOPRA / 2008
Directors of State Companies / 95.3 / 4.3 / 100
Directors / 84.2 / 15.8 / 100
Sub-directors / 78.8 / 21.8 / 100
Service Heads / 72.2 / 27.8 / 100
Bureau Heads / 65.1 / 34.9 / 100
Territorial Command / Governors / 100 / 0 / 100 / NIS, TBS 3 / 2009
Senior Divisional Officers / 100 / 0 / 100
Sub – divisional Officers / 98.9 / 1.1 / 100
District Heads / 100 / 0 / 100
State University Officials / Rectors / 100 / 0 / 100 / MINFOPRA / 2008
Vice-Chancellors / 85.7 / 14.3 / 100
Professors / 94.1 / 5.9 / 100 / NIS, TBS 3 / 2009
Associate Professors / 92.3 / 7.7 / 100
Assistant Lecturers / 81.0 / 19.0 / 100
Teaching Corps / 83.8 / 16.2 / 100
Judiciary / Judicial and Legal Officers / 75.6 / 24.4 / 100 / Ministry of Justice
(meeting of Higher Judicial Council of 8 July 2010) / 2010
Presidents of High Court and Court of First Instance / 85.3 / 14.7 / 100
Presidents of Court of Appeal / 90 / 10 / 100
Procureurs General / 90 / 10 / 100
State Counsel / 97.1 / 2.9 / 100
Supreme Court Judges / 88.2 / 11.8 / 100
Advocates General at the Supreme Court / 100 / 0 / 100
Court Registrars / 68.8 / 31.2 / 100 / Ministry of Justice / 2010
Bailiffs / 76.3 / 23.7 / 100
Notaries Public / 42.4 / 57.6 / 100
Lawyers / 56.2 / 43.8 / 100
Superintendents of Prison / 97.2 / 2.8 / 100

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