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New Anti-Torture Law in Cameroon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

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Law No. 97/9 of 10 January, 1997, provides severe punishment for the use of torture by government officials. If the torture results in unintentional death, the punishment is imprisonment for life; if it causes illness or incapacity to work for a period above 30 days, the punishment is 10–20 years imprisonment; if it causes illness or incapacity to work for a period below 30 days, it is 2–5 years imprisonment and a fine of 50,000F CFA to 200,000F CFA.

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Recent Developments
Information
Journal of African Law , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , Spring 1998 , pp. 137 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1998

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