Jean Jacques Dissoke

LGBTQ rights activist and journalist in Cameroon.

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The New Bell central prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Analysis: Cameroon’s anti-gay raids violated Cameroon’s own rules
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Cameroon: After anti-gay raids, court frees 2, sends 6 back to prison
The New Bell central prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Cameroon arrests 68 in anti-gay crackdown
The three friends celebrated their release from prison but, for their safety, they did not want their names or faces to be used in this article. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Cameroon: Freed from prison, 3 women go into business — with readers’ help
Cameroon’s LGBTI community in peril as leaders flee
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Mob chases LGBTQ+ rights defender from his Cameroon home
Help us free 3 women imprisoned for roles in a ‘lesbian network’
Image from a Unity Platform report on anti-LGBTI human rights abuses in Cameroon.
Commentary: I refuse to remain silent as Cameroon shatters gay lives
This online outpouring of grief and protest over the murder of Deloresse, a well-known Cameroonian trans woman, states (in French) "Yaoundé in mourning. A sister assassinated. A life cut short by hatred. Never again! To her memory, to those we have lost, to those who still fight, we will not forget, we will no longer be quiet. Stop the hatred. Stop the murders. Stop the impunity. Her only crime: being herself."
Cameroon’s LGBTQI community mourns the loss of transgender pioneer Doloresse
Cameroon trans beauty pageant attacked on Trans Visibility Day
Cameroon President Paul Biya in 2024. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty)
Cameroon President Paul Biya must stop ignoring LGBTI youth
Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon, where seven LGBTI Cameroonians are currently detained for homosexuality.
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
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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