human rights defender

Georges Mfor Tang

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:

  1. acts of terrorism
  2. apologia of terrorist acts
  3. 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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