Human Rights Watch urges Cameroon to lift ban on opposition alliances

In a statement published on its website on March 21, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Cameroonian authorities to lift the ban on the political alliances of Jean-Michel Nintcheu and Olivier Bile. “The authorities should immediately lift the ban and allow opposition parties to continue working without harassment,” said Carine Kaneza Nantulya (photo), deputy director of the Africa division at HRW, quoted in the press release. On 12 March, the Minister for Territorial Administration (Minat), Paul Atanga Nji, issued a statement declaring that the Alliance politique pour le changement (APC) led by MP Jean-Michel Nintcheu, and the Alliance politique…