If a person is acquitted, discharged or has been wrongfully held in custody, they are not entitled to compensation unless they can prove that the judge was wrong or the system did not function properly. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights held hearings in 2003 into allegations of torture by the police and the military. The major area of concern was the prison network although it has been acknowledged that Cameroon had made some progress in improving its human rights performance. List of ministers Charles Okala (1959) Victor Kanga (1960) Mohaman Lamine (1960-1961) Njoya Arouna (1961-1964) Sanda Oumarou (1966-1970) Félix Sabal Lecco (1970-1972) Simon Achidi Achu (1972-1975) Joseph Charles Doumba (1975-1979) Gilbert Andze Tchoungui (1979-1983) André Ngongang Ouandji (1983-1985) Benjamin Itoe (1985-1989) Adolphe Moudiki (1989-1991) Douala Moutome (1991-1996) Laurent Esso (1996-2000) Robert Mbella Mbappe (2000-2001) Amadou Ali (2001-2011) Laurent Esso (2011–present) References The Statesman's Yearbook 2005 Palgrave Macmillan London. External links US State Department Bureau of African Affairs January 2005 IRIN News Report on behalf of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on recent prison riots in Cameroon Report of United Nations Committee against Torture United Nations Human Rights Instrument for Cameroon 2000 Justice ministries Law of Cameroon Government of Cameroon