Maximilienne Ngo Mbe
Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cameroon |
| Occupation | human-rights campaigner |
| Known for | leading the Réseau de Défenseurs des Droits Humains de l’Afrique Centrale) (REDHAC) |
Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe (born ) is a Cameroonian human-rights campaigner. She leads the Réseau de Défenseurs des Droits Humains de l’Afrique Centrale) (REDHAC)
Life
She has led the Cameroon-based Network of Human Rights Defenders of Central Africa (Réseau de Défenseurs des Droits Humains de l’Afrique Centrale) (REDHAC)[1] since 2010.[2] She and her organisation are based in Douala in Cameroon.[2]
She is the treasurer of the African Democracy Network and she is on the board of the Pan African of Human Rights Defenders Network.[3]
She has worked as an Elections Observer and a Consultant to the African Union[3]
In 2013 she moved her children to live in France to protect them.[2] She faces criticism for having "sold out to Westerners" and since 2017 she has been harassed on social media.[2]
In 2021 she was one of fourteen women chosen to receive an International Women of Courage Award.[4]
References
- ^ "Maximilienne Ngo Mbe". Front Line Defenders. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b c d "We Want Change – Maximilienne Ngo Mbe". Civil Rights Defenders. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b "Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe | localhost". www.africademocracyforum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe (Cameroon) | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs". eca.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-10.