Maximilienne Ngo Mbe is a woman human rights defenders and the Executive Director of REDHAC. She has been the subject of threats and smear campaigns in the past, specifically in relation to REDHAC’s work in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon and their work with the LGBTQI+ community. REDHAC is a coalition of human rights defenders active in eight countries in Central Africa. REDHAC represents over 400 members, including human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists, with the aim to mitigate the risks that they face, and raise awareness of the human rights situation in the region.
In Cameroon, human rights defenders and journalists critical of the government are particularly targeted and often face harassment. HRDs working on minority and land issues as well as those working on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexed (LGBTI) rights are particularly vulnerable.
