Tag Archives: Franky Djome

Life is tough for trans and intersex Cameroonians

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

By Erin Royal Brokovitch Transgender people are becoming more visible in Cameroon, despite the legal repression of homosexuality and the fact that LGBTI people in Cameroon are often convicted in unfair trials because they look different. NAOMI AND DELORES For … Continue reading →

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Cameroon arrestees freed, but possible probe looms

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

By Erin Royal Brokovitch At exactly 5:45 p.m.  Tuesday, Oct. 7, an assistant of attorney Michel Togué sent him a text message informing him of the provisional release of two allegedly gay detainees and two trans women, Jonas and Franky. … Continue reading →

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Cameroon sex worker jailed for not being a girl

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

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. … Continue reading →

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More mob violence in Cameroon; anti-gay attacks continue

Posted on August 20, 2013 by

Activists in Cameroon have reported two new mob attacks against LGBT people in the country’s capital of Yaoundé. The violence occurred a few days before a Day Against Homosexuality demonstration, proposed for Aug. 21, and a month after the murder … Continue reading →

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Beating death of LGBT activist Eric Lembembe in Cameroon

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

LGBT activist and reporter Eric Ohena Lembembe was beaten to death over the weekend, LGBT activists in Cameroon announced today. Fellow activists said they found his bloody, lifeless body early today at his home in Yaoundé,  Cameroon. Investigations by human … Continue reading →

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Cameroon: Drop charges against 2 transgender youths

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

A press release signed by Alternatives-Cameroun, ADEFHO, CAMFAIDS, Human Rights Watch, and ILGA: Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth Prosecution Based Solely on Bias, Not Evidence (Yaoundé, May 17, 2013) – The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against … Continue reading →

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Hope for a big win for LGBT rights in Cameroon

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Embattled LGBT people in Cameroon might soon win a major victory, veteran human rights attorney Alice Nkom said in a recent interview. Nkom sees that as a potential outcome of a prosecutor’s challenge to the January ruling that released Jonas … Continue reading →

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