Human Rights Watch wants Cameroon to figure out what actually happened when opposition leader Anicet Ekane died while locked up at a State Defense Secretariat facility. Ekane led the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy party and got arrested after the sketchy presidential election that gave Paul Biya his eighth term. Authorities hit him with charges like hostility against the state and inciting revolt, but he said he was innocent.
His family and legal team claim the detention center refused to give him proper treatment for his breathing problems, and guards even took away his oxygen machine when they arrested him. Government officials say he got adequate medical attention at military health centers and that an investigation is underway. The whole situation comes after Biya's re-election sparked huge protests that authorities crushed with arrests and force, leaving around 2,000 people needing free legal help from a team of lawyers.
His family and legal team claim the detention center refused to give him proper treatment for his breathing problems, and guards even took away his oxygen machine when they arrested him. Government officials say he got adequate medical attention at military health centers and that an investigation is underway. The whole situation comes after Biya's re-election sparked huge protests that authorities crushed with arrests and force, leaving around 2,000 people needing free legal help from a team of lawyers.
