Cameroon – Prison system: Mbombog Mbog Matip Emmanuel arbitrarily detained at Bertoua Central Prison

Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip, publisher of the newspaper Climat Social, has been held at Bertoua Central Prison since June 9, 2026. He has a state-recognized physical disability and has been hospitalized at Bertoua Regional Hospital since July 22 for multiple chronic illnesses; his health is described as critical. He remains incarcerated despite an instruction from Justice Minister Laurent Esso calling for steps to secure his release. His biological and professional families denounce what they call persecution of a vulnerable man.