Cameroon sentence: 4 months for lesbian activity
A Yaoundé court sentenced them to four months in prison, fines of 100,000 CFA francs (US $211) each, and legal costs of 30,000 CFA francs (US $63).
Because of the time they have already spent in prison, they will be released as soon as they pay the fines and court costs, Togué said.
Cameroonian law provides for prison sentences of up to five years for same-sex sexual activity. It is supposed to apply only to cases of same-sex intercourse — “caught in the act” — but the law is often interpreted as justifying imprisonment for people who are merely suspected of being homosexual.
Togué is one of only three attorneys in Cameroon who accepts LGBT clients. He works with the human rights and anti-AIDS organization Camfaids (the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS), which provides support for LGBT defendants and prisoners.
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