Speaking at the opening of the Senate’s second ordinary session in Yaoundé on Tuesday, the upper house president urged Cameroonian authorities to step up the fight against sexual violence targeting children and femicides, which he described as increasingly alarming.
Aboubakary Abdoulaye, President of the Senate and Lamido of Rey Bouba, delivered a strong call for the government to take more decisive measures against sexual abuse of minors and gender-based killings across Cameroon.
Addressing the session in Yaoundé in the presence of Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, the National Assembly speaker, and several cabinet members, he condemned acts that severely undermine the dignity, integrity and lives of victims.
“Sexual abuse against women and children, as well as femicides, must be fought with determination,” he declared, urging authorities to put an end to such violence.
His remarks come amid national outrage following the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Yaoundé. The case has sparked protests and a wave of indignation, reigniting debate on child protection and the need for stronger prevention and punishment of gender-based violence.
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