Cameroon
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Cameroon, TJET has collected information on: two amnesties between 1991 and 2019; and 55 domestic trials starting between 1984 and 2020.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
TJET records no democratic transitions in Cameroon between 1970 and 2020.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records six violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1984 and 2020 (during seven calendar years), involving four distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. Three conflict episodes were internationalized by involvement of external state actors.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Cameroon ranks 30th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Cameroon had two amnesties between 1991 and 2019. One was passed after internal armed conflict. Two amnesties released political prisoners.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 55 domestic prosecutions between 1984 and 2020. These include 48 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 40 persons were convicted; five intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which seven persons were convicted; and one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which two persons were convicted. In one trial that involved high-ranking state agents, no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.