Anglophone Crisis In Cameroon

EDM number 1189 in 2017-19, proposed by Hywel Williams on 23/04/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Africa, Cultural heritage, Equality, Ethnic groups, Human rights and International politics and government.

That this House condemns the violence and state oppression imposed by the Government of Cameroon in the Anglophone regions of the country; highlights with regret that over 20,000 refugees from Cameroon have been registered by the UNHCR in their camps across the border in Nigeria; acknowledges reports that an estimated 1,000 people have been detained and 100 people shot for opposing the Government's oppression of the English-speaking community; notes that the Government of Cameroon responded to peaceful protests in 2017 by closing borders to the anglophone regions and deploying the Army's Rapid Intervention Brigade; further condemns the Government of Cameroon for its decision to use force and appeals for a peaceful solution to be found; and calls on the UK Government to press the Government in Cameroon to open talks with anglophone leaders.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.