human rights defender
Georges Mfor Tang
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Justice pour tous
HRD's year of birth
1981
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Georges Mfor Tang has been a Human Rights activist since 2008, while he was at the University of Buea as a Public Relations Officer. As a member of "Justice for All", he participated in 2016 in the human rights seminars organized by the "Ayah Paul Abine" Foundation in the Southwest Region in Buea.
Detained since
Jul 3, 2017
Date of release
Jul 16, 2025
Charge(s)
- Other
- Terrorism
Sentence
(AI translated) On August 16, 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the following charges:
- acts of terrorism
- apologia of terrorist acts
- hostility against the homeland.
Latitude: 3.858351561250916
Longitude: 11.551321376280152
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Yaoundé Cameroun
Location of detention - Facility
Kodengui Cameroun
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) He was held in poor conditions, which is why his health became precarious.
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) In the context of supporting human rights defenders through its partners, REDHAC provided financial assistance to Georges Mfor Tang to enable him to access legal counsel, nutrition, and healthcare. On April 11, 2024, his lawyer, Mr. NKENNGNI Thiliebou, once again followed up on the progress of his appeal case at the Center Court of Appeal in Yaoundé, where the hearings were open. Despite numerous adjournments, he was declared innocent and released on July 16, 2025.
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1981
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Organization affiliation
- Justice pour tous
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Georges Mfor Tang has been a Human Rights activist since 2008, while he was at the University of Buea as a Public Relations Officer. As a member of "Justice for All", he participated in 2016 in the human rights seminars organized by the "Ayah Paul Abine" Foundation in the Southwest Region in Buea.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Yaoundé Cameroun
- Location of detention - Facility
- Kodengui Cameroun
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 3.858351561250916
Longitude: 11.551321376280152
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jul 3, 2017
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Jul 16, 2025
- Charge(s)
- Other
- Terrorism
- Sentence
(AI translated) On August 16, 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the following charges:
- acts of terrorism
- apologia of terrorist acts
- hostility against the homeland.
- Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) In the context of supporting human rights defenders through its partners, REDHAC provided financial assistance to Georges Mfor Tang to enable him to access legal counsel, nutrition, and healthcare. On April 11, 2024, his lawyer, Mr. NKENNGNI Thiliebou, once again followed up on the progress of his appeal case at the Center Court of Appeal in Yaoundé, where the hearings were open. Despite numerous adjournments, he was declared innocent and released on July 16, 2025.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) He was held in poor conditions, which is why his health became precarious.
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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