Cameroon

The Messamendongo crossroads in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Tontonjer photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Cameroon: Narrow escape by a trans woman
Map of LGBT Rights in Africa — BLUE: Same-sex marriage is legal and discrimination based on sexual orientation prohibited. (Note: The little blue islands are Spanish, French, and UK territories); MAUVE: Limited recognition of foreign same-sex marriages; ORANGE: Same-sex sexual relations are illegal
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa
Cameroonian LGBTI rights attorney Alice Nkom responds to accusations against her.
‘I am not afraid’, says LGBTI rights attorney accused of financing terrorism in Cameroon
French groups join Africans in lawsuits against murder music singer
Human rights lawyer Alice Nkom, who founded the Association for the Defence of Homosexual Rights (ADEFHO), is seen in her office in Douala, Cameroon. (Zacharie Ngnogue photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
In a Cameroon jail, gay youth tells how police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
Cameroon: Like LGBTI people, albinos also must fight against prejudice
Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, executive director of REDHAC (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Cameroon tries to shut down LGBTI-friendly human rights group
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon court has released 12 of 13 arrested in Sept. 30 raid
Revealing the background of the Erasing 76 Crimes news site and its editor
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Awaiting homosexuality trial in Cameroon, female detainee wins release on bail.
Snoopy la Melodie performs the song on YouTube.
Trigger warning: Homophobic song goes viral in Cameroon; LGBTI defenders sue
Word cloud showing the names of the 46 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 46 victims of African homophobia
After their release, Yane and Hage pose for photos but hide their faces in order to avoid anti-lesbian violence. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Readers’ donations set free two imprisoned lesbians in Cameroon
Interior of New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: 4 gay detainees seek pre-trial release from prison’s miseries
Food deliverer last week to four gay men imprisoned at New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: Malnourished gay detainees get food delivery from Project Not Alone
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: Four gay men forced to undergo anal exams after their arrest