Press Freedom in Danger in Cameroon: Government Should Release Jean-Bosco Talla and other Journalists in Cameroon Prisons Immediately

(December 18, 2009) PICAM strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of Jean-Bosco Talla, Managing Editor of the newspaper Germinal. Talla was secretly arrested on December 10 and taken to the State Secretariat for Defense. Talla was transferred to the notorious Kondengui prison on ...         MORE

Paul Biya’s 27 Years of Underdevelopment and Dictatorship as President of Cameroon Is No Reason for Celebration

(November 06, 2009) November 6, 2009 marks 27 years of Mr. Paul Biya as the President of Cameroon. Prior to becoming the President on November 6 1982, Paul Biya served in various positions under the regime of his predecessor, President Ahmadou Ahidjo. In 1964, he was appointed Director of the Cabinet of ...    MORE

Index of African Governance: Bad Governance Hinders Human Development and Sustainable Economic Growth in Cameroon

(October 08, 2009) PICAM is drawing the attention of the Government of Cameroon to its unfortunate performance in the 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance published October 5, 2009. The Ibrahim Index of Governance is published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an organization committed to ...  MORE

Peace Corps Volunteer Goes Online to Build 30 Bilingual Libraries in Cameroon

(August 31, 2009) Wendy Lee, a Peace Corps volunteer seeks $11,500 using the Internet to bring Books for Cameroon to life. Inspired by her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon and after a needs assessment of the various school conditions in Cameroon, Lee, a native of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA is ...        MORE

The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms of Cameroon: An Epitome of Government’s Contempt for Human Rights

(August 20, 2009) PICAM applauds the courage of Dr. Divine Banda, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in informing the Cameroonian people about some of the shortcomings of the institution he heads; shortcomings which are mainly of the Government’s making, intended to stifle progress ...       MORE

Government Endorses Corruption by Arbitrarily Sentencing Anti-Corruption and Civil Society Activists in Cameroon

(June 25, 2009) PICAM is very concerned about the continued persecution, arbitrary arrests, kangaroo trials, and imprisonment of anti-corruption activists and civil society leaders by the Government of Cameroon. Recent events in the country show that the Cameroon Government is determined to crush ...     MORE

The Government of Cameroon Must Release Detained SCNC Members Immediately

(March 27, 2009) PICAM is calling on the Government of Cameroon to immediately and unconditionally release Ngewih Asunkwan, Philemon Ndamukong Mungu, Fondoh Cletus Che, Ndifon Stephen, Yuyari Issa, Ali Oscar, and Priscillia Khan. All seven individuals are officials of the SCNC arrested at the ...     MORE

International Campaign for an Independent Electoral Commission in Cameroon
(March 16, 2009) Consistent with its strong opposition to ELECAM, PICAM has issued a Policy Paper entitled “Cameroon Needs an Independent Electoral Commission: ELECAM is NOT the Answer”. A civic campaign has also been launched for the public to join this call for democracy in Cameroon ...         MORE

ELECAM or ELEC-CPDM: The Death of Democracy in Cameroon with the Acquiescence of the Commonwealth of Nations

(February 02, 2009) On January 29, 2009, the 12 members of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) were sworn in at the Supreme Court in Yaounde on the promise that they will work to organize transparent, free, and fair elections in Cameroon, a promise hard to believe considering the incongruity of the ... MORE

Petition to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his Visit to Cameroon

(January 15, 2009) On October 26, 2008, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI made public his intention to visit Cameroon in March 2009. For an international figure, and a religious denomination root in the respect for the inherent dignity of every human being, the choice of country and the decision of His Holiness to  ...  MORE

PICAM’s Reaction to President Paul Biya’s 2008 End of Year Address to the Nation

(January 5, 2009) On December 31, 2008, President Paul Biya audaciously gave one of his regular annual self-acclamations, one that states progress on all fronts on his policy initiatives despite the continued worsening of the country’s situation and the plight of its people. At the outset, Mr. Biya strangely ...  MORE