Cameroon
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic, multiparty presidential regime
- CONSTITUTION
- May 20, 1972, revised in 1996, amended in April 2008
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mixed system based on the English, French, and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President, and High Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
40% local beliefs; 40% Christians; 20% Muslims
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2005CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
- APRIL 11, 2004CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Security forces in Cameroon were severely criticised...
Security forces in Cameroon were severely criticised for rising cases of torture, arbitrary arrests and summary executions in the country's English-speaking provinces
- AUGUST 11, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
The Nkongsamba High Court in Cameroon's Littoral province...
The Nkongsamba High Court in Cameroon's Littoral province sentenced to death Laure Huguette Kinding Yango, a 24 year old nurse, for spreading AIDS
- APRIL 24, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death...
Cameroon abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 28, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
A military tribunal in the west African state of Cameroon...
A military tribunal in the west African state of Cameroon sentenced seven people to death for the murder of the police chief in the town of Bamenda, legal officials said
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Since the early 1990s, death sentences handed down...
Since the early 1990s, death sentences handed down by courts in Cameroon have not been carried out
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon has signed but not yet ratified the statute...
Cameroon has signed but not yet ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations' permanent war crimes tribunal
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon maintains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
Cameroon maintains the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- APRIL 25, 2002CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Cameroon abstained from the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights