{"id":46063,"date":"2026-09-21T17:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=46063"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:35:50","slug":"cameroon-protesters-demand-stronger-laws-against-gbv","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/cameroon-protesters-demand-stronger-laws-against-gbv\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon protesters demand stronger laws against GBV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of protesters recently gathered in Cameroon&#8217;s capital, Yaounde, demanding that the government immediately enact targeted legislation to combat a sharp rise in femicide, rape, and child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration highlights mounting public outrage over gender-based violence (GBV) and systemic failures to protect women and children across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Community leaders and civil rights advocates present at the march urged parliament to fast-track strict legal reforms, implement stiffer penalties for offenders, and establish dedicated support systems for victims.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Civil society groups warned that without urgent legal intervention, cases of domestic abuse and violence against vulnerable groups will continue to rise unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46064,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-46063","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Cameroon protesters call for immediate laws to curb femicide ","published_date":"2026-09-21 17:29:15","news_description":"Cameroon protesters call for immediate laws to curb femicide","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/46063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/46063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46065,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/46063\/revisions\/46065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=46063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}