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Act 2004/16 of 22 July 2004, on the establishment, organization and
functioning of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms, to
make that body independent, more operational and efficient;
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Act 92/04 of 14 April 1992 on school orientation, which sets the compulsory
school-going age at 14 years;
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Act 67-LF-1 of 12 June 1967 on the penal code and all punishments for
violations against children and moral practices;
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Act 2005/007 of 27 July 2005 on the criminal procedure code, which took
effect on 1 January 2007;
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Act 2005/015 of 29 December 2005 on combating slavery and child trafficking
in Cameroon;
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Tourism act 98/006 of 14 April 1998, setting out the general provisions for
practising this activity.
E. Information and Publicity
Cameroon has a government gazette in which all legislative and regulatory acts are
published in English and in French. With the wave of liberalization, several media houses
have sprouted in the country. Social communication act 90/052 of 19 December 1990
supervises this sector, which regularly informs citizens about their rights and on social
issues related to their rights and abuse thereof. Several FM stations - about 15 in Yaounde
alone - broadcast daily on issues of child rights to inform the relevant administrations and
institutions that promote child rights issues.
The country regularly organizes seminars and workshops for magistrates, social
sector workers, the police, prison officers, health workers and teachers as well as for civil
society organizations on human rights, the rights of children, handicapped persons, the
aged and women.
As was done with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, published in 5,000
copies in simplified language, NGOs and other associations have offered to produce
shortly, national legal texts on the rights of the child in the local languages.
Faith-based organizations are involved in the promotion of rights. However, high
illiteracy among the population and the land-locked nature of some regions impede
propagation of the issue of the rights of the child.