Human Rights Defenders Network in Central Africa( REDHAC) has had it's first dialogue session for their implemented project known as "Security For All", today Wednesday August 14, in Akwa, Douala.
This session aimed at bringing together stakeholders to reflect on ways on ensuring sustainable security and preventing conflicts in Cameroon.
The non profit organisation is working with it's technical partners;the European Union and Friedrich Ebert Foundation in the maiden edition of the Community Dialogue with the global aim of promoting democratic governance and inclusive security measures through Civil Society Organisations( CSO) engagement in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon and the broader ECOWAS region.
According to REDHAC's Executive Director, Maximilliene Ngo Mbe; the context under which the project was launched is the current socio-political crisis rocking the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon commonly referred to as the “Anglophone crisis “, that was likened to the South African history of apartheid and projected through the film “SARAFINA” viewed by participants at the event.
REDHAC sought to identify people’s concerns and their proposals for exiting the crisis in the current socio-political situation in Cameroon, identify ways to encourage authorities to take better account of the concerns of populations emerging from Inter-Community dialogues as well as restore trust between the security sector and marginalized groups /CSOs.
REDHAC says it has observed the distrust of the populations with regard to the agents of the security forces who, despite their vocation to ensure the protection of the territory and citizens, go about committing abuses, maintaining a climate of violence and intimidation.
SOURCE: Cameroon-info-Net
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