B: Right to leave any Country including one’s Country and the Right to return to Same 118- One of the cruellest expressions of the migratory crisis was the inhuman treatment of migrants in some countries such as Libya. In a bid to facilitate the return of Cameroon migrants involved in the said crisis, Government and its partners set up some projects. In this regard, as part of the European Union-IOM Trust Fund for the Protection and Reintegration of Migrants in Cameroon (2017-2019)65, an Inter ministerial66 Working Group coordinated by the Ministry of External Relations was formed to ensure the reception and reintegration of such migrants67. The Project, the initial goal of which was to support 850 migrants, enabled the repatriation from the very first year, of 2,124 persons. Other projects helped repatriate 222 persons of which 78 expectant mothers and 182 minors. Following the said repatriation, 813 persons benefitted from a vocational reintegration programme set up by the State in collaboration with the IOM. C: Right to seek Asylum 119- The persistent security crisis in the Central African Republic and the increase in the atrocities committed by Boko Haram resulted in a significant increase in the number of refugees in Cameroon during the reference period. In this regard, at as 31 December 2013, while 114,753 refugees and 8,337 asylum seekers were registered, the number stood at 341,856 refugees and 7,191 asylum seekers as at 31 March 2018. They live in camps in East Region, Adamawa Region, North Region, and Far North Region of Cameroon, in local communities or in Douala and Yaounde. At their arrival and after registration, they received from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), identification documents to facilitate among others, their free movement nationwide and to protect them against judicial proceedings and expulsion for illegal immigration. 120- Since the production of refugee cards in compliance with the specifications laid down in Decree No. 2016/373 referred to above is near completion, the UNHCR in collaboration with local authorities, continues to provide refugees and asylum seekers with identity documents such as the Certificate of Family Composition for households, Refugee Identification Card for persons aged 18 years or more and unaccompanied minors, Attestation certifying that the holder has applied for asylum, for persons aged 18 years and above, and Travelling Documents of the Convention. Biometric operations were launched in 2015 and registration is ongoing in refugee host areas to check data and update the documents. 121- Capacity development activities were organised on the international protection of refugees, for Forces of Law and Order, administrative, judicial, penitentiary administration, council, traditional authorities, and lawyers, in collaboration with the UNHCR68 to facilitate the proper understanding of the principles governing such protection by the said authorities and to help them be acquainted with the documents issued by the UNHCR. 122- During the reference period, the clause of cessation of refugee status was enforced against Rwandan refugees who had run away from their country between 1959 and 1998 following violence and the genocide of April 1994. Out of 832 persons identified by the 65 During celebrations to mark the 1st anniversary of the initiative, MINREX organised a press conference on 5 July 2018 on the awareness-raising of the risks of illegal immigration. 66 In comprises officials from MINSANTE, MINAS, MINATD, and MINJEC. 67 The emergency service package included access to medical care (300 migrants benefitted from such care), psychological support, accommodation for the first night, feeding, and return fare to the family. In addition to the immediate emergency services, financing of reintegration projects ranging from CFAF500,000 to CFAF1,000,000 was envisioned. 68 In 2017, the UNHCR organised 12 sessions in East Region, and 3 in Yaounde mainly on the dissemination of legal instruments on refugee protection in Cameroon. A module on the rights of refugees was included in the capacity development seminars for stakeholders organised by the Ministry of Justice in 2016 and 2017. 26