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

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 head of public relations.

As a member of “Justice for All,” he participated in 2016 in human rights seminars organized by the “Ayah Paul Abine” foundation in the South-West region of Buea.

Current Status

Released

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 of imprisonment for the following offenses:

  1. Acts of terrorism
  2. Apology 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

(AI Translated) Yaoundé

Location of detention - Facility

(AI Translated) Kodengui Prison

Allegations / reports of ill-treatment

(AI Translated) He was detained in poor conditions, which is why his health had become precarious.

Recent case update / evolution

(AI Translated) The REDHAC, as part of its support to Human Rights Defenders through partners, obtained financial assistance to enable it to have legal counsel, nutrition, and health care.

On April 11, 2024, his lawyer, Mr. NKENNGNI Thiliebou, once again followed the progress of his case in appeal before the Central Court of Appeal in Yaoundé, whose hearings were opened.

Despite numerous postponements, he was declared not guilty and released on July 16, 2025.

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