Rights groups are urging Cameroon to end the detention of opposition supporters as the UN warns of restricted freedoms in the run-up to the elections. Amnesty International on Monday demanded Cameroon immediately release 36 opposition supporters jailed in 2020 during a peaceful protest against President Paul Biya and his government. Charges of rebellion and insurrectionThey were found guilty of “rebellion” or “attempted insurrection” against the state. “The Cameroonian authorities must immediately release these individuals, who have committed no crime other than to express their opinion,” said Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s regional director for west and central Africa. NOW READ: Kenya court issues warrant of arrest for UK citizen over young mother’s murder