Cameroon: Further information: torture / death in detention: Ghandi Che Ngwa and new name: Joseph Ngwa

Ghandi Che Ngwa died at the Military Hospital, Bamenda, on 18 November 1992 after torture in police custody. Others tortured included 17-year-old Joseph Ngwa, who was transferred to a civilian hospital on 20 November 1992 where he had major surgery. Following the lifting of the state of emergency on 30 December 1992, most of those detained are believed to bave been released.

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