CameroonOnline.ORG | A deeply unsettling crisis is unfolding across Cameroon. A devastating surge in sexual violence and femicide targeting young children and women has sparked widespread public outrage and national trauma. Families are being left to process unimaginable grief, made all the more painful by a systemic failure to protect them.

In this special report by DW News, the coverage exposes a fragmented justice system where weak law enforcement, cultural stigmas, and severely limited support networks leave victims’ families to fight for accountability entirely on their own. It is a sobering look at institutional neglect and the courageous, agonizing battle everyday citizens are waging for basic human rights and protection.

Watch the full investigative report above:

Content Warning: The linked video and report contain sensitive discussions regarding sexual violence, child abuse, and femicide. Reader and viewer discretion is strongly advised.