THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (NCHRF): THE ILLUSION OF HER ROLE IN HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND PROMOTION IN CAMEROON
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National, Commission, Freedoms, Promotion, CAMEROONAbstract
A new world order came into being out of the ashes of the World War II in 1945, putting respect for human rights alongside peace, security and development as the primary objectives of the United Nations. Hence, the United Nations General Assembly recommended for the creation of National Human Rights Commission(s) in all member states, charged with the ultimate mandate to promote and protect human rights and freedoms. It is against this backdrop that the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms-Cameroon was created. However, the Commission is unable to effectively operate towards the realisation of its goal due to the ambiguous and contradictory nature of certain provisions of the laws creating the NCHRF. In this regard, the paper sets out as main objective to examine the impediments affecting the smooth functioning of the National Commission for Human Rights & Freedoms (NCHRF) Cameroon. In conducting this study, data was collected from primary sources such as legal instruments and reports, while books, articles, and the internet were credible to build our secondary sources of data. The results of our findings reveal that the predominant impediments faced by the NCHRF-Cameroon are the lack of autonomy and executive highjack of the Commission. As a result of these impediments which mar the effective functioning of the NCHRF, some policy recommendations will be proposed for the way forward.
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