In response to the rise in targeted killings of women in Cameroon, political parties are defending women’s causes and demanding exemplary sanctions against the perpetrators of such crimes.
In eight months, more than 60 women have been cold-bloodedly killed in Cameroon. Faced with this growing phenomenon, there is widespread concern and outrage is gripping the national political sphere. Worried about the recurrence of femicides in Cameroon, the Patriotic Movement for the Prosperity of the People (MP3), the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC), the Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation (PCRN), the Social Democratic Front (SDF), and many others are forming a front to protect and defend women in danger.
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Faced with lives taken, broken families, children deprived of their mothers, “silence and inaction” are no longer an answer. The MP3 proposes protecting women in danger, severe sanctions against aggressors, and violence prevention through educating children to break the cycle of violence. In a statement dated August 26, 2026, the party’s political bureau denounces the trivialization of violence against women and calls on the State, which does not prioritize this issue.
The call to public authorities is also what the MRC does by firmly condemning the “silent hemorrhage” linked to domestic femicides. The party denounces the guilty silence of the authorities, general indifference, and the trivialization of criminal acts. In a statement dated August 26 and signed by Deputy Secretary-General Roger Justin Noah, the political formation advocates for harsher sanctions against the perpetrators of such murders. It also calls on communities to develop vigilance and report any suspicious acts.
“Repression that instills fear,” which deters. This is the lever that must be activated according to the PCRN to put an end to this unbearable phenomenon marked by blows, violence, and barbarity against women. “No anger, jealousy, humiliation, or dispute gives the right to hit or kill,” emphasizes Deputy Cabral Libii, who insists on saying no to the trivialization of violence.
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The implementation of the proposals made mostly depends on the will of those in power. But, according to the Social Democratic Front, current leaders remain silent in the face of proposals to change the situation. In a statement signed by Madeleine Haoua, national coordinator of socialist women, the party recalls having submitted to the National Assembly draft laws aimed at combating femicides and other violence against women and children. However, the Cameroonian People’s Democratic Rally, the majority party in Parliament, remains silent on these texts. Lacking the majority to decide, Joshua Osih’s party could only make proposals and leave it to the will of those in power to decide.
Collectively, opposition parties advocate for heavy sanctions against aggressors, call on authorities to act, and urge communities to be vigilant. Implementing all the solutions could lead to a sustainable resolution of this difficult issue.
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