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A girl child street vendor, Commercial Avenue Bamenda. Photo: © Civitas

In Pictures: Economic exploitation of children

Cameroon is party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and has a legal obligation to protect all children within its borders from child labour, economic exploitation and other forms of abuse. However, many children between 6 …

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Young girls in Bambalang, North west region, Cameroon.

Breast Ironing in Cameroon

Breast ironing is a cruel practice prevalent in Cameroon - where parents use hot objects to massage the breasts of young girls so as to stunt the

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Police brutalize protesters in Douala

On 23 February 2011, inspired by popular pro-democracy demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, protesters took to the streets of Douala, Cameroon's second

city,

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