Human rights defender Jan Cappelle is the founder of Organic Farming for Gorillas (OFFGO). OFFGO was founded in the Northwest region in 2015 to work on issues of land and environmental rights, farming, and for the protection of the Cross River gorilla, a critically endangered species that lives in the forests between Cameroon and Nigeria. In the course of their work, OFFGO has monitored the status of land holdings and land grabs in the Northwest, including the alleged land encroachment on small scale farmers’ lands by Baba Danpullo, who operates tea plantations and cattle ranches in Northwest Cameroon. In particular, OFFGO had published information about abuses and disputes linked to land and business operations in Cameroon by the Baba Ahmadou Group. On May 10, 2016 Mr Cappelle was arrested for his activities and held incommunicado. The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF) declared that the detention was arbitrary.