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Human Rights Day: Canadian research group names perpetrators of atrocities in crisis hit NW/SW

By Nfor Nkfu Fresh atrocities committed by government soldiers, armed separatists Ambazonia fighters and herdsmen in the raging armed conflict in Cameroon's Anglophone regions have been brought to light. A Canadian based volunteer group, Cameroon Anglophone Database of Atrocities in a release dated December 9,2022 presented what it called verified atrocities committed by parties to the armed conflict.The database group has been chronicling alleged atrocities committed in the crisis hit regions in the course of the conflict. The facts and figures were released, according to the group, ahead of the World Human Rights Day commemorated on Saturday December 10,2022. The report covers the period from 2020 to 2022. The research into the atrocities was carried out in partnership with Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa CHRDA and a network of higher institutions of learning. According to the database group, defense and security forces allegedly burnt down