Jean Jacques Dissoke

LGBTQ rights activist and journalist in Cameroon.

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Cameroon President Paul Biya in 2024. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty)
Cameroon President Paul Biya must stop ignoring LGBTI youth
Cameroon: Five men freed after 4 months in prison for homosexuality
Homeless transgender woman Yas
Cameroon: Homeless trans woman illustrates what U.S. cutbacks have done
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon: Article 347-1 has been shattering gay lives for 10 years
Participants pose for a photo at the Legal Cafe that's a regular monthly event.
Cameroon Legal Café empowers participants to know their rights
Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Cameroon police arrest and imprison 5 men for suspected homosexuality
Anglophone regions of Cameroon. (Map courtesy of AFP)
As Cameroon election approaches, LGBTQ+ people face increasing violence
Brenda Biya (Olivier Corsan photo courtesy of Le Parisien)
Cameroon president’s lesbian daughter refuses to vote for him
Veteran LGBTI rights attorney Alice Nkom remains locked in a legal dispute with Cameroonian authorities who accuse her of “financing terrorism” — a charge she vehemently denies, declaring that her principled stand is in defense of the rule of law in Cameroon.
Alice Nkom stands strong against new round of homophobic insults
Cameroon LGBTQI groups stage impactful cultural event
Paul Atanga Nji, Cameroon's Minister of Territorial Administration
LGBTI advocates are on edge as Cameroon restricts non-profits’ activities
About 50 refugees seeking asylum in Europe died last year when this rickety boat capsized during their northward journey across the Mediterranean Sea. They were a few of at least 25,500 deaths and disappearances during such refugee crossings since 2014 according to the UN.(Photo courtesy of AP and AfricaNews)
Queer Cameroon asylum seeker dies in Mediterranean crossing
Two staff members of Alternatives Cameroon chat during an idle moment long before the 2024 police raid. (Photo courtesy of HumanRightsWarrior.com)
Police raid on Alternatives Cameroon leaves 1,800 HIV patients in the lurch
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
Fight against HIV in Africa put in jeopardy by suspension of U.S. funding
The Messamendongo crossroads in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Tontonjer photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Cameroon: Narrow escape by a trans woman
Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, executive director of REDHAC (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Cameroon tries to shut down LGBTI-friendly human rights group