| Kondengui and Buea prison riots | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Anglophone Crisis | |
.jpg) Riot police enter Kondengui Central Prison | |
| Date | July 22[1] and 24,[2] 2019 |
| Deaths | Unknown |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | Inmates of various backgrounds, including separatists and political prisoners |
| Motive | Poor prison conditions, war in Anglophone regions, demands for release[3] |
The Kondengui and Buea prison riots occurred on July 22 and 24, 2019, respectively. While the first riot started off as a protest against poor prison conditions and unjust detainment, the second riot was carried out in support of the former. Both riots were violently quelled by security forces, and hundreds of prisoners were transported to undisclosed locations. The fate of these prisoners[4] and rumors of casualties during the crushing of the riots[5] had political implications in the ongoing Anglophone Crisis, and brought international attention to the prison conditions.[6] Following the riots, many suspected participants were subjected to torture, and were brought to court and sentenced without their lawyers present.[7]
- ^ Cameroon’s anglophone prisoners riot in Yaoundé, The African Report, Jul 23, 2019. Accessed Jul 24, 2019.
- ^ Cameroon:Calm returns to Buea prison after protest by prisoners, Journal du Cameroun, Jul 24, 2019. Accessed Jul 24, 2019.
- ^ Riot in Cameroon's central prison, AfricaNews, Jul 23, 2019. Accessed Aug 8, 2019.
- ^ Cameroon: Tortured Mancho Bibixy, Ambazonia detainees not dead!, Journal du Cameroun, Jul 29, 2019. Accessed Jul 29, 2019.
- ^ Ambazonia Separatist Leaders Give Gov’t Ultimatum To Present Detained Prisoners, Cameroon News Agency, Jul 28, 2019. Accessed Jul 28, 2019.
- ^ Cameroon: Gunshots amid prison riot must be investigated, Amnesty International, Jul 23, 2019. Accessed Aug 8, 2019.
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