Cameroon National Youth Council, which is an excellent forum for expression, dialogue,
consultation, coordination and action by youth organizations of Cameroon. This Council,
with branches at the regional, divisional and council levels, has as one of its objectives to
encourage the thought process, bringing together in view of homogenization of youths
from the ten regions.
d) Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion (Art.9)
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion is guaranteed by the Constitution of
Cameroon, for both adults and children. However, children’s religious education is
generally by parents.
e) Protection of Privacy (Art.10)
Concerning the protection of the child’s privacy, the Government of Cameroon does not
think that the provisions of the Penal Code are contrary to the Constitution of Cameroon
that protects the child and family. With the child being under his parents’ responsibility, it is
therefore in the parents’ interest to ensure his protection.
f) Protection Against Child Abuse and Inhuman Treatment (Art.16)
Concerning the protection of the child against abuse and maltreatment, prevention and the
fight against sexual violence, corporal punishment, abuse and trafficking of children for
sexual exploitation, actions have focused on:
- educating students in schools and their parents on sexual abuse;
- carrying out the national campaign to combat the trafficking and sexual exploitation of
children by MINAS with support from the association, EIP-Cameroun (School
Instrument of Peace), and UNICEF;
- the concerted action by MINPROFF with MINEDUB, MINESEC and MINESUP on the
fight against various forms of violence perpetrated on girls within schools and
universities.
- the holding in February 2014 of a colloquium on sexual harassment in school and
university milieu;
- the implementation since 2011 of a project for the prevention of sexual violence known
as “Creation of a protective environment for the prevention of sexual abuses and the
trafficking of children for sexual exploitation and sexual discrimination of children in
Cameroon”, by Kinderrechte Afrika, in partnership with the NGO “Cameroon Creation
Promotion International Circle” (CIPCRE) and "Action locale pour un développement
participatif et autogéré”, ALDEPA, [local action for community and selfreliant development];
- capacity-building for journalists and radio presenters on the promotion of the rights of
the child;
- the organisation of media campaigns;
- the broadcast, with support from Plan Cameroon, of a radio programme “Les cop’s
d’abord” on the FM 94 station on 24 February 2014 and another programme
“Jeunesse parlons-en” on 8 February 2014 on the CRTV Television on the theme
“Brimade en milieu scolaire: responsabilité partagée” [harassment in schools: shared
responsibilities];
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