Author Archives: Eric O. Lembembe

About Eric O. Lembembe

Eric O. Lembembe, a journalist in Cameroon, is a leader of the Cameroonian Foundation For AIDS (CAMFAIDS), an association that seeks to promote and protect all human rights.

Gays in Cameroon, beware this blackmailer

Posted on May 12, 2013

Denounced for two years in gay activist groups’ press releases, Albert Edward Ekobo Samba, who passes himself off as a gay man on the Internet, continues to trap gay men with the help of accomplices posing as police. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Cameroon LGBT groups learning to be businesslike

Posted on March 30, 2013

Governance, paperwork, management techniques, human resources, financial conflicts of interest — those are some of the training modules discussed in workshops held Jan. 22 to 25 for nine representatives of three community-based organizations serving the community of men who have … Continue reading →

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Two gay men freed into ‘living hell’ in Cameroon

Posted on March 28, 2013

After three days in police custody in Cameroon, two gay men were released yesterday, but their daily life remains a nightmare. “I’m upset and depressed. Because of what has happened to us [an attack by a gay-bashing crowd, death threats, … Continue reading →

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Cameroon police re-arrest 2 gay men whom court freed

Posted on March 26, 2013

Two gay men, released from a Cameroon prison in January, have again been arrested. They have been held in police custody for the past two days, since shortly after they were attacked in a local marketplace on Sunday, March 24. … Continue reading →

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Sharpening AIDS-fighting skills in Cameroon

Posted on March 8, 2013

AIDS fighters in Cameroon have been improving their skills through workshops that expand their knowledge of the disease and the challenges it creates for sexual minorities. Jules Eloundou, president of the anti-AIDS group Cameroon Humanity First, said before workshops held … Continue reading →

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In Cameroon, anti-gay voices grow louder

Posted on March 5, 2013

In Cameroon, the topic of homosexuality is no longer taboo. Both in Yaoundé and Douala, on the street, in taxis, restaurants, bars, offices and markets, on the radio and on television, it is difficult to spend a day or even … Continue reading →

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Pressure on Cameroon to halt human rights abuses

Posted on December 27, 2012

Activist groups are keeping up the pressure on President Paul Biya to halt Cameroon’s harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBTs). But so far he has made no response to their pleas. In October, Biya received a letter … Continue reading →

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Cameroon homophobia confronts AIDS fighters

Posted on November 12, 2012

Joel Ghislain Nkontchou didn’t expect all the abuse that he received, but he soon learned how homophobic his country can be. In Cameroon, harassment has become a difficult problem that threatens to stymie the efforts of AIDS-prevention activists working with … Continue reading →

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3 months in jail, then bail on Cameroon gay sex charge

Posted on November 10, 2012

After more than three months in prison on homosexuality charges, Samuel Gervais Akam, 42, was released Nov. 6 from the New Bell prison in Douala, Cameroon, to await his trial. His release on bail was a victory for his attorney, … Continue reading →

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New LGBTI groups join the struggle in Cameroon

Posted on October 22, 2012

Their goals are the same: Roll back HIV / AIDS within the LGBTI community. Promote the human rights of LGBTI people, along with their rights to sexual and reproductive health, Fight stigma and discrimination; and finally Denounce the many abuses, … Continue reading →

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