May 10, 2025 – Nkwen, Tubah, Mezam State, Northern Ambazonia: The residents of Mile 6 Nkwen were gripped by fear and devastation this morning after the discovery of two corpses in a nearby bush.
The victims, identified as young men, appeared to have been executed and their bodies discarded in the area. According to local eyewitnesses, the men were killed by Cameroon Occupation Forces, a pattern that has become alarmingly common in the occupied territories of Ambazonia. This tragic incident further underscores the escalating violence and systematic targeting of innocent civilians by state forces, contributing to the region’s growing atmosphere of fear and oppression.
Violation of International Laws and Human Rights:
The extrajudicial killing of civilians by the Cameroon Occupation Forces is a grave breach of International Humanitarian Law and human rights standards. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949), particularly Articles 27 and 32, civilians in conflict zones are protected from violence, coercion, and acts of intimidation. By executing unarmed young men without any judicial process and discarding their bodies in a manner that disrespects their dignity, the Cameroon Occupation Forces are committing acts that constitute war crimes.
Furthermore, such extrajudicial killings contravene the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), specifically Article 6, which enshrines the right to life and prohibits arbitrary deprivation of life. The pattern of targeted executions and the use of fear tactics are also prosecutable under Article 7 and Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which classify systematic attacks against civilians, including murder and persecution, as crimes against humanity and war crimes. The international community must take urgent action to address these violations, ensure accountability, and protect the civilian population of Ambazonia from further atrocities.