Cameroon: Survivors of Military Assault Await Justice
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20 Women Raped During March 2020 Attack in Ebam
(Nairobi) – An attack by Cameroonian soldiers on March 1, 2020 has come to light in which soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, arrested 35 men, and killed one man, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack on the village of Ebam in the South-West region was one of the worst by Cameroon’s army in recent years.
The soldiers also burned one home, looted scores of properties, and severely beat the men they took to a military base. Based on information obtained by Human Rights Watch, there has been no effective investigation, and no one has been held accountable for the crimes.
AFP In a report published Friday, February 26, 2021, Human Rights Watch says it interviewed 20 women, ranging in age from 23 to 42, who said soldiers raped them during an attack in Ebam on March 1, 2020.
“An attack by Cameroonian soldiers on March 1, 2020, has come to light in which soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, arrested 35 men, and killed one man,” Human Rights Watch said. “The attack on the village of Ebam in the South-West region was one of the worst by Cameroon’s army in recent years.”
The report states that, “The soldiers also burned one home, looted scores of properties, and severely beat the men they took to a military base. Based on information obtained by Human Rights Watch, there has been no effective investigation, and no one has been held accountable for the crimes.”