Agbor Nkongho | |
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| Born | Felix Agbor Anyior Nkongho August 23, 1970 |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Other names | Balla |
| Citizenship | Cameroonian |
| Education | Licence en Droit, LL.B., Masters in International and European Comparative Law, L.L.M. in International Human Rights and International Criminal Law, Conflict Prevention in Africa Diploma from The Hague Academy of International Law and University of Leipzig. |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's College, Sasse, CCAS Kumba, University of Yaoundé I (LLB in English Private Law), Nigerian Law School, Free University of Brussels, University of Notre Dame and Leipzig University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, Human rights lawyer, Freedom fighter. |
| Organization(s) | Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa |
| Known for | Political activism, Nonviolent Resistance |
| Movement | Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC) |
Agbor Nkongho aka Balla (born Felix Agbor Anyior Nkongho) is an Anglophone Cameroonian human rights lawyer who is the president of the Fako Lawyers Association, vice president of the African Bar Association in charge of Central Africa, founder and chairman of the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa and founder of Agbor Nkongho Law Firm[2] an activist and freedom fighter who was arrested on 17 January 2017.[3] Agbor Nkongho was born on August 23, 1970. He is a leading member of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC) which has been banned and its activities declared illegal in Cameroon.[4][5]
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- ^ "Cameroon: Trial against lawyer Nkongho Felix Agbor-Balla". Lawyers for Lawyers. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Take action for Felix Agbor Anyior Nkongho". Front Line Defenders. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Teke, Elvis (18 January 2017). "SCNC and the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium banned". CrTV. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Nforngwa, Eugene N (17 January 2017). "The Government Just Banned SCNC and Consortium". The Standard Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2017.