Amnesty says 'atrocities' committed by both sides in anglophone Cameroon's conflict

Over 6,000 people have died in violence by the security forces, separatists and militia groups since the "Republic of Ambazonia" was proclaimed in October 2017. AFP/File

Amnesty International has reported that security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen – from both sides of the country's linguistic divide – have committed "atrocities" in the English-speaking regions of western Cameroon, including executions, torture and rape.

In a report released Tuesday, Amnesty International has found new evidence of abuses in the country's Northwest Region – one of two western regions where anglophone militants declared independence from the majority francophone state in 2017.