Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  If I could just jump in on the point of coming alongside other countries doing the same. The U.S. has been looking closely at its defence aid and withdrawing defence aid and military training under the Leahy laws here in the United States. They did so a couple of years ago. They

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for that question. In the clinic, we do not personally take a position with regard to political outcomes, nor to the solution with regard to the northwest and southwest regions. What we do take a position on is the need to put pressure on the parties for an inclusive

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for that question. It's a very important one. Establishing a fact-finding mission or commission of inquiry obviously has to be done through multilateral forums, either through the United Nations or through the African Union, and in coordination with states that can app

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'm going to defer to the other two witnesses. I don't feel sufficiently authoritative on that question. Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for that really important question. I will make a couple of points. First, I just want to echo my fellow witnesses. We do not have the facts sufficiently with regard to this question, and it is something we've come across in our clinic as we've been doing our detailed

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Our position in the clinic is that, with regard to alleged atrocities on the ground, it is important to investigate and look at both sides. Indeed, there are alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity with regard to armed, non-state actor, separatist groups as well. In terms

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I don't have a whole lot to add to my colleagues other than to note that, with the arbitrary detentions and other abuses that have been exacerbated because of the pandemic and COVID and, obviously, as Mr. Tembon stated, with the forced displacement and folks living in the bush an

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Canada, as a member state of the International Criminal Court, is in a particularly good position to potentially support any efforts made by the prosecutor's office towards investigation. Now, as you may know, Cameroon is not a member state of the International Criminal Court. Ho

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you so much. Good evening, honourable members of the subcommittee. It really is a privilege to brief you all on the current situation in Cameroon. I really appreciate this opportunity. As mentioned, I am the clinical director of law and founding director of the USC Gould