Kamerun
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- Cameroon, in: en.wikipedia: Cameroon is viewed as rife with corruption at all levels of government. In 1997, Cameroon established anti-corruption bureaus in 29 ministries, but only 25% became operational, and in 2012, Transparency International placed Cameroon at number 144 on a list of 176 countries ranked from least to most corrupt. On 18 January 2006, Biya initiated an anti-corruption drive under the direction of the National Anti-Corruption Observatory. There are several high corruption risk areas in Cameroon, for instance, customs, public health sector and public procurement. Human rights organisations accuse police and military forces of mistreating and even torturing criminal suspects, ethnic minorities, homosexuals, and political activists. Prisons are overcrowded with little access to adequate food and medical facilities, and prisons run by traditional rulers in the north are charged with holding political opponents at the behest of the government. However, since the first decade of the 21st century, an increasing number of police and gendarmes have been prosecuted for improper conduct. President Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) was the only legal political party until December 1990. Numerous regional political groups have since formed. The primary opposition is the Social Democratic Front (SDF), based largely in the Anglophone region of the country and headed by John Fru Ndi. Biya and his party have maintained control of the presidency and the National Assembly in national elections, which rivals contend were unfair. Human rights organisations allege that the government suppresses the freedoms of opposition groups by preventing demonstrations, disrupting meetings, and arresting opposition leaders and journalists. In particular, English-speaking people are discriminated against; protests often escalate into violent clashes and killings. In 2017, President Biya shut down the Internet in the English-speaking region for 94 days, at the cost of hampering five million people, including Silicon Mountain startups.
Kriminalpolitik
- Staaten mit geringster Homizidratte 1-10: Island, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kamerun, Finnland, Gambia, Mali, Saudi-Arabien, Mauretanien, Oman; 2008-2009]
- Staaten mit geringster Rechtsstaatlichkeit: 1-10: Venezuela, Bolivia, Honduras, Liberia, Afghanistan, Mexiko, Panama, Guatemala, Kamerun, Kambodscha
- Incarceration rate: 114/100 000; place 83 in the list from lowest to hightes rate of incarceration (with Canada).
- The food here is disgusting. The only thing we eat is corn and beans or rice with a bit of sauce. It’s been like that every day of the year since I first came here. In the morning, a 10-litre bucket of food is delivered to each cell, which contains between 60 to 70 people. That translates to less than half a bowl per person. - There are only three toilets and one shower for the 1,300 detainees in Unit 8. The hygiene is worsened by the fact that, very often, we don’t have running water. Moreover, many of the inmates behave unhygienically and just do what they need to do anywhere they want. -"You have to pay to be allowed outside" Some of the inmates build small campfires in the cells. Many others smoke cigarettes or marijuana. The air can get so smoky that it is hard to breathe; sometimes, I feel like I am suffocating. Every once in a while, I pay 100 francs [around 15 euro cents] to go into the main courtyard. Because you have to pay to be allowed outside! - Sometimes, my family sends me a bit of money. But I’ve been here for so long that most of my friends and family are no longer available to help me. - When you don’t have money here, all the doors seem to shut in your face. It becomes a struggle just to survive. The inmates without money can’t buy things on the black market and they have to make do with half a bowl of corn to get through the day.