Death threats and lack of money have disrupted legal representation for a Cameroonian man sentenced to nine years in prison for homosexuality. [Click here to contribute to his defense fund.] In Limbe on the coast of Cameroon, Cornelius Fonya, 35, was convicted in late 2013 of same-sex relations with a young man. In Cameroon, the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: CAMEF
Buoyed by Supreme Court, will U.S. church help LGBT Africans?
On the same day when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriages, the progressive U.S.-based Episcopal Church is considering whether to extend its work for justice to LGBT people in Africa. The church’s General Convention, now under way in Salt Lake City, Utah, will decide whether to authorize not only … Continue reading
Cameroon goal: Reopen vandalized LGBT rights office
A fund-raising appeal is under way to help an LGBT-friendly organization in Cameroon recover from an attack by anti-gay vandals who destroyed the group’s office in December. The organization is CAMEF (the Cameroon Association for Empowerment Outreach Programs), which fights for human rights and against AIDS among LGBT people and sex workers in Limbe in … Continue reading
Bribed by dad, Cameroon police drop charges
Police in Limbe, Cameroon, have released a young LGBT person who was beaten and arrested Feb. 1 on homosexuality charges by a horny police officer who was shocked to discover that this intended sex partner was transgender instead of biologically female. The officer severely beat Nicholas, commonly known as Nicoline, before making the arrest, LGBT rights … Continue reading
Cameroon sex worker jailed for not being a girl
On Saturday, a police officer in Cameroon seeking sex with a sex worker was so shocked to find that his intended partner was transgender instead of biologically female that he beat him severely, arrested him, and charged him with homosexuality. Defenders of the human rights of LGBT sex workers in Limbe in coastal Cameroon said … Continue reading
Cameroon: Christmas attack on LGBT rights/AIDS office
Under threat, landlord tells LGBT-friendly AIDS fighters to leave Three days before Christmas, anti-gay vandals destroyed the office of CAMEF, an organization that fights for human rights and against AIDS among LGBT people and sex workers in Limbe in coastal Cameroon. Leaders of CAMEF (Cameroon Association for Empowerment Outreach Programs) said they were “still in … Continue reading
Cameroon tally of repression on Human Rights Day
Organizations fighting homophobia issued a grim tally of this year’s repression in Cameroon, even as the world marks International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10: 16 arrests on the basis of people’s sexual orientation/gender identity, including five young women and 11 young men. The arrests occurred throughout the country: in Douala (two women), Limbe (one … Continue reading
Cameroon appeal: Repeal laws that boost AIDS
Homosexual activity in Cameroon needs to be decriminalized in order to reduce the anti-gay stigma that bars LGBT people from health services and encourages the spread of HIV/AIDS. That was the message sent to the Cameroonian government on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) by four Cameroonian organizations fighting against the disease and for human rights. … Continue reading
Cameroon: 9 years in prison for gay sex; no witnesses
A Cameroon man was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday (Nov. 20) on homosexuality-related charges. The sentence imposed on Cornelius Fonya, 35, in the coastal city of Limbe was for same-sex relations with a youth between age 16 and 21. In Cameroon, the maximum sentence for same-sex relations between adults is five years, but … Continue reading
Cameroun: Nouvelle direction pour les militants de CAMFAIDS
Publié le 14 janvier 2015 L’association activiste camerounaise CAMFAIDS a une nouvelle équipe de direction qui vise à étendre son plaidoyer pour les droits des LGBTI, renforcer ses partenariats avec ses alliés locaux, et élargir ses travaux de promotion de la santé des minorités sexuelles. Brice Evina a été élu le nouveau président de CAMFAIDS, remplaçant … Continue reading
