Our human rights program seeks to defend all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international conventions and national laws through investigation and exposure of human rights abuses, while challenging the authorities to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for abuses on the belief that a timely protest can prevent abuses from escalating.

To accomplish this objective, PICAM will do the following:

• Promote understanding of the principles of human rights.

• Promote a culture of human rights and respect for human rights principles.

• Advocate, petition, and defend victims of violations of human rights.

• Document, publicize, and denounce violations of human rights.

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Our democracy program advocates for a culture of democracy through promotion and support for the principles of rule of law, separation of power, good governance, accountability in government, and democratic participation, while preventing discriminatory and corrupt practices.

To attain this purpose, PICAM will do the following:

• Promote understanding of the principles of democracy.

• Promote a culture of democracy and respect for democratic values.

• Support and defend democratic institutions.

• Document, publicize, and denounce undemocratic practices.

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Our peace building program seeks to promote peaceful coexistence, conflict management, and conflict resolution by emphasizing that peace and stability are integral parts of human interaction. PICAM will challenge elites and local rulers to seek peaceful resolution to ethnic tensions while encouraging all Cameroonians to see themselves first as Cameroonians. PICAM equally underscores the correlation between peace and the principles of human rights and democracy, thereby fostering the peaceful and stable transformation of the Cameroonian society.

To achieve this goal, PICAM will do the following:

• Promote understanding of the principles of peace building and a culture of peace.

• Encourage, promote, and support peace building initiatives.

• Emphasize the correlation between peace and stability and the concepts of human rights and democracy.

• Document, publicize, and denounce measures that threaten the peace and stability.

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Our development program is designed to improve lives through involved participation of communities especially at the grassroots level. It is based on the notion that development is most effective when initiated by those to benefit from it. PICAM’s approach is to embrace communities as a fundamental part of their success, operating with community input and involvement thereby treating members of the community as active participants in their own growth and development rather than passive observers.

To realize this purpose, PICAM will do the following:

• Encourage sustainable development projects.

• Promote and support human capacity building.

• Encourage, promote, and support community empowerment projects.

• Encourage, promote, and support self-sufficiency projects.  

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Our humanitarian assistance program aspires to help meet the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable members of society by reaching those who are economically and socially outside the reach of mainstream services and support, including the poor, orphans, the sick, the disabled, the homeless , rural populations, children, women, and other vulnerable or marginalized groups.

To achieve this goal, PICAM will do the following:

• Promote an understanding of the principles of humanitarian assistance.

• Foster a spirit of community volunteering  and wiliness to assist those in need.

• Provide humanitarian aid through relief to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged.

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