Cameroonian Men Who 'Looked Gay' Acquitted
An appeals court has acquitted two men who were jailed for "looking gay" because they wore women's clothes. They are among numerous people who have faced persecution in the country for their perceived homosexuality.
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Cameroon: Men Who 'Looked Gay' Acquitted (press release)
Amnesty International, 8 January 2013
The acquittal of two Cameroonian men jailed for "looking gay" because they wore women's clothes exposes the systematic discrimination against perceived homosexuals in the country, ... read more »
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Cameroon: Same Sex Marriages Are Crimes Against Humanity, Says Archbishop Bakot
Catholic Information Service for Africa, 4 January 2013
One of Cameroon's most senior Christian leaders called same-sex marriages a "crime against humanity", ramping up anti-gay rhetoric in the Central African state. read more »
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Cameroon: Court Upholds 'Homosexuality' Conviction
Human Rights Watch, 18 December 2012
A Cameroonian appeals court decision on December 17, 2012, upholding a criminal conviction for homosexuality demonstrates that basic human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ... read more »
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Cameroon: Gays Harassed, Imprisoned
UN News Service, 16 November 2012
The United Nations human rights office today expressed its concern over reports of people in Cameroon being harassed, intimidated, arrested and imprisoned because they were ... read more »
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Cameroon: The Fight for Gay Rights Strengthens Online
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 10 November 2012
In Cameroon, homosexuality is still considered a criminal offence and carries a jail sentence of six months to five years as well as a fine. Many are regularly arrested without any ... read more »
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Human Rights Watch, 24 October 2012
Authorities in Cameroon should promptly investigate threats against two prominent lawyers who are representing clients accused of homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said. The ... read more »
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Cameroon: Archbishop Divides Cameroonians With Homophobic Comments
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 20 August 2012
The Archbishop of Yaoundé, Tonyè Bakot, recently described homosexuals as "corrupters of society". A view shared by some Cameroonians and criticized by others, who ... read more »
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Cameroon: The SMS That Sent a Gay Cameroonian to Jail
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 24 July 2012
Roger Jean Claude Mbédé spent 16 months in prison with robbers, killers and other criminals. All he did was click the 'send' button on his mobile phone. read more »
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Cameroon: UK Court Suspends Gay Man's Deportation
Radio France Internationale, 3 July 2012
The High Court in London has granted an injunction suspending the deportation of a Cameroonian gay man who says he will be persecuted if he is sent back home. read more »
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Cameroon: Gays Illegally Arrested and Detained
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 4 May 2012
For the past decade, policemen and judges have relied on the Cameroonian penal code to arrest suspected homosexuals. However, the apprehensions are often made on pure speculation. ... read more »
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What on earth is wrong with Cameroon?
THE TRUTH IS THAT AFRICANS ARE JUST NOT RECEPTIVE TO THIS TYPE OF PRACTICE.. AFRICANS STRUGGLED FOR THIER INDEPENDENC E THEY WERE TORTURED BEATEN WOMEN RAPED CHILDREN RAPED BY THE OPPRESORS. SO WHEN WE HEAR OF THIS FOOLISHNESS COMPARING THIS TO THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE OF ALL AFRICA TO EQUATE SODOMY WITH REVOLUTION AND STRUGGLE IS OFFENSIVE RUDE DISRESPECTFULL. THERE ARE OVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN AFRICA MOSTLY YOUNG OR VERY OLD THESE PEPLE OF AGE WENT THREOUGH LIFE AS SAME SEX PEOPLE RAISING THEIR CHILDRFEN HOPING FOR GRAND CHILDREN AND EVEN GERAT GRANDCHILDREN!!!.. THIS ALEIN ASSERTION THAT AFRICANS NEED TO SUBMIT TO THIS INQUITY IS JUST NOT WASHING WITH THE MAJOURITY OF AFRICANS . SHOULD YOU CONTINUE TO SURVEY AFRICA FROM THE NORH TO THE SOUTH EAST TO THE WEST YOU WILL FIND THAT AFRICANS ARE JUST NOT INTO THAT SEXUAL PERVERSION. I WILL MAKE MENTION THAT AFRICA IS THE OLDEST CONTINENT ON THE PLANET WITH RESPECT OF THE OLDEST CULTURES ONTHE PLANET; SO IF YOU HAVE TO COME TO AFRICA AND MAKE SUCH A FUSS AS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WANTS TO BUY!!!. IF THIS BEHAVIOUR HAD ANY MERIT AFRICANS FROM COAST TO COAST WOULD NOT NEED TO BE PRESSURED YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO MAE SUCH DRAMATIC REMARKS AS IF THE PEOPLE DO NTO EMBRACE THIS LIFE STYLE THEY WILL DIE IMEDIATELY????THIS SHOWS YOU THAT THE CAMPAIGN YOU ARE RUNNING IS WEAK AND FALLING ON DEAF EARS!!! HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS WORTH OF CULTURE!!!! THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER??????????THIS "THE LAND OF MONOTHEISM AND POLYGAMY"!!!!! NOT POLYTHEISM AND MONOGAMY
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