CHRAPA is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan, non- sectarian human rights organization established in May 2001. It is a national organization with international dimension. The centre has been monitoring, documenting and following up human rights violations in Cameroon since its creation. It has special consultative status with ECOSOC of the UN and also with the AU ECOSSOC. In accordance with this status CHRAPA can now designate permanent representatives to the UN Head quarters in the New York and UN Offices in Geneva and Vienna and attend UN Conferences and Meetings. The organization is also expected to submit Quadrennial Reports, written statements and make oral presentations in UN conferences and meetings. CHRAPA also entertains good collaboration relationship with the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms. The organization may affiliate/collaborate with national and international institutions with similar goals and objectives. CHRAPA works with local communities in the North West, Southwest, Adamawa and Littoral Regions of Cameroon with it main goal to promote human rights and peace and facilitate the development of democratic culture in Cameroon. This goal is achieved by working in collaboration with communities, grassroots institutions and organizations. In this domain, it promotes human rights through education and sensitization using different communication mediums. It protects human rights through monitoring, intervention, legal assistance to victims, and implementation of national and international human rights instruments. It also lobbies and advocates competent public authorities to follow up ratify and implement UN human rights instruments and redress victims of gross human rights violation. The underlying principle behind the work of CHRAPA is to see to it that the rule of law is respected and by this, people’s fundamental rights of Equality, Non Discrimination and Participation as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are respected.
