human rights defender
Andrew Carlos Afana Mbida
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
(AI translated) Psychological support
HRD's year of birth
1990
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Digital rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Andrew studied in Cameroon, where he obtained his Spanish Baccalauréat A4 in 2007. In 2012, he earned his master’s degree in philosophy, with a specialization in political strategy, from the University of Central Africa. He decided to stay in Cameroon to pursue a career in communications.
Detained since
Feb 4, 2026
Date of release
Jun 28, 2026
Sentence
(AI translated) This journalist was detained for 130 days in secret, without any reason being given. No conviction was imposed.
Latitude: 3.720648847616846
Longitude: 11.5576171875
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Yaoundé
Location of detention - Facility
Yaoundé
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) Inhumane and degrading detention, without access to visits from relatives.
Attachments
Documented by
- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1990
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Digital rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Andrew studied in Cameroon, where he obtained his Spanish Baccalauréat A4 in 2007. In 2012, he earned his master’s degree in philosophy, with a specialization in political strategy, from the University of Central Africa. He decided to stay in Cameroon to pursue a career in communications.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Yaoundé
- Location of detention - Facility
- Yaoundé
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 3.720648847616846
Longitude: 11.5576171875
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Feb 4, 2026
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Jun 28, 2026
- Sentence
(AI translated) This journalist was detained for 130 days in secret, without any reason being given. No conviction was imposed.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) Inhumane and degrading detention, without access to visits from relatives.
- Urgent support needed
(AI translated) Psychological support
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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