Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon

The minority English-speaking population in Cameroon, where French is the majority language, has a number of political, economic, and social complaints that collectively make up the “Anglopho-ne problem.” These grievances are described using the terms discrimination, marginalization, and second-clas...

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Autor: Kome, Donard
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
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Palabra clave:Anglophone Cameroo
linguistic minority protection
legal framework
discrimination
margina-lization.
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spelling Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone CameroonKome, DonardAnglophone Cameroolinguistic minority protectionlegal frameworkdiscriminationmargina-lization.CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::34 - DerechoThe minority English-speaking population in Cameroon, where French is the majority language, has a number of political, economic, and social complaints that collectively make up the “Anglopho-ne problem.” These grievances are described using the terms discrimination, marginalization, and second-class citizenship. The right to speak English in Cameroon must always be upheld as a funda-mental right. To protect the rights of minorities, Cameroon has established a number of laws. Since Cameroon and many other countries have ratified a number of human rights instruments, it is the state’s duty to safeguard all the rights guaranteed by these instruments, including those of minorities. As demonstrated by the current crisis, another escalation in that cycle, there are several political systemic deficiencies that need to be closed if Cameroon is to grow as a single nation. Greater lo-calized control over political and financial resources might be necessary to achieve this. In order to better serve the needs of citizens, existing institutions and leadership structures must become more accommodatingUniversidad Miguel Hérnández de Elche202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf15application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11000/32085reponame:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMHinstname:Universidad Miguel Hernández de ElcheIngléshttps://doi.org/10.21134/sjls.vi5.2064info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/320852026-05-27T13:36:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
title Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
spellingShingle Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
Kome, Donard
Anglophone Cameroo
linguistic minority protection
legal framework
discrimination
margina-lization.
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::34 - Derecho
title_short Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
title_full Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
title_fullStr Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
title_sort Legal protection of linguistic minority under discrimination: the case of anglophone Cameroon
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kome, Donard
author Kome, Donard
author_facet Kome, Donard
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anglophone Cameroo
linguistic minority protection
legal framework
discrimination
margina-lization.
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::34 - Derecho
topic Anglophone Cameroo
linguistic minority protection
legal framework
discrimination
margina-lization.
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::34 - Derecho
description The minority English-speaking population in Cameroon, where French is the majority language, has a number of political, economic, and social complaints that collectively make up the “Anglopho-ne problem.” These grievances are described using the terms discrimination, marginalization, and second-class citizenship. The right to speak English in Cameroon must always be upheld as a funda-mental right. To protect the rights of minorities, Cameroon has established a number of laws. Since Cameroon and many other countries have ratified a number of human rights instruments, it is the state’s duty to safeguard all the rights guaranteed by these instruments, including those of minorities. As demonstrated by the current crisis, another escalation in that cycle, there are several political systemic deficiencies that need to be closed if Cameroon is to grow as a single nation. Greater lo-calized control over political and financial resources might be necessary to achieve this. In order to better serve the needs of citizens, existing institutions and leadership structures must become more accommodating
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