§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has received about the arrest and detention of Dr. Bieleu, president of the Union of Cameroonian Democratic Forces.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 1 December 1992]: We have received a large number of representations about human rights abuses in Cameroon following the Presidential elections on 11 October. Particular concern has been expressed by human rights groups in both the United Kingdom and Cameroon about the detention of opposition leaders, including Dr. Bieuleu, who is currently detained without charge at the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in Yaoundé. The authorities have also apparently refused Dr. Bieuleu medication to control his diabetes.
We have made our concerns about human rights abuses plain to the Cameroon Government and have called publicly on President Biya to release those in detention, especially leaders of the opposition parties.