Cameroon: Threat of eviction for being a homosexual
A press release (modestly edited below) from Douala-based Alternatives-Cameroon, which fights against Aids and for recognition of the…
Support for imperiled LGBTI activists in Cameroon
The Cameroonian LGBTI rights group Camfaids today vowed its support for the threatened LGBTI activists of Humanity First…
Plea to to Pope: Restrain Cameroon’s gay-bashing Catholics
In Cameroon, a recent resurgence of anti-LGBTI rhetoric from the Catholic Church has come in for criticism from…
After attacks, LGBTI defenders in Cameroon seek safety
Cameroonian authorities should end their ‘absurd and despicable’ silence, then act to protect local human rights organizations and…
Arsonists, burglars attack LGBT advocates in Cameroon
Human Rights Watch issued this press release today: Cameroon: Spate of Attacks on Rights Defenders Authorities Should Investigate,…
Report: Cameroon jails many LGBTs to settle scores
Most people charged with violating Cameroon’s law against homosexual activity are convicted based on little or no evidence,…
Blackmail and ambushes in Cameroon’s LGBTI community
This article is by Yves Yomb, executive director of Alternatives-Cameroun. In recent weeks, a climate of fear has…
Pressure on Cameroon to halt human rights abuses
Activist groups are keeping up the pressure on President Paul Biya to halt Cameroon’s harassment of lesbian, gay,…
Organizing opposition to African ‘Gay Hate Day’
The pro-LGBT group All Out (allout.org) is planning a protest against human rights violations in Cameroon. It is…