On Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior and Tsi Conrad
B-10-2025-0237
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Alexandr Vondra, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Ivaylo Valchev, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
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This resolution condemns the imprisonment of journalists in Cameroon, including named individuals, and demands their immediate release and the dropping of charges.¶¶ It denounces the degradation of rule of law and press freedom, urges repeal of repressive laws, and calls for diplomatic and economic pressure on Cameroon.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the unjust imprisonment of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad and all other media representatives.¶
- Demands that Cameroonian authorities release all media representatives immediately and unconditionally, as well as all others detained for exercising freedoms, and drop all charges.¶
- Denounces the degradation of rule of law, human rights and press freedom in Cameroon and urges authorities to repeal repressive legislation and ensure judiciary's independence.¶
- Demands that Cameroonian authorities stop all ongoing human rights violations related to press, expression, and speech, and fully restore press freedom.¶
- Highlights the need to protect civil society organizations and preserve press freedom.¶
- Calls on Member States to exert diplomatic and economic pressure towards Cameroon until all unduly imprisoned journalists and media representatives are released.¶
Who is affected
- Journalists and media representatives in Cameroon, including Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior and Tsi Conrad.¶¶
- Cameroonian authorities, who are demanded to release prisoners and repeal repressive laws.¶
- EU Member States, called on to apply diplomatic and economic pressure on Cameroon.¶