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Cape Town – Government forces in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have killed as many as 170 civilians in the last six months, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
"Soldiers, special army units and gendarmes have used a blind force and set fire to hundreds of homes and public buildings in the northwestern and southwestern areas of the former settlement. French between October and March, "said the organization for the defense of human rights.
HRW researchers said they interviewed 140 badault victims, family members and witnesses to substantiate their claims.
A witness told researchers that security forces attacked the village of Abuh in the northwestern region in November, burning an entire neighborhood.
"When I got back to the village, my house was gone, with everything inside. I only have my clothes left, "said a mother of five to researchers after hiding for three days in the bush after the attack.
The satellite images and photographs seen by HRW show the destruction of about 60 structures.
According to the director of HRW Central Africa, Lewis Mudge, because of the current violence and the difficulties of access to the isolated areas, the number of deaths of civilians should be much higher.
"The Cameroonian authorities have an obligation to legally respond and protect the rights of people in times of violence," said Mudge.
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