Under siege, LGBT rights center closes in Cameroon
Confronted with physical assaults and death threats, the Cameroonian LGBTI advocacy group Camfaids has temporarily closed its headquarters,…
‘Your Children Will Die if You Don’t Stop’
Cameroon attorneys Michel Togué and Alice Nkom this week received the Geuzenpenning Award for their work defending LGBTI…
Cameroon police detain accused gay man for 9 days
By Erin Royal Brokovitch Hervé, a 25-year-old Cameroonian man facing homosexuality charges, was set free on bail on…
LGBTI activists challenge Cameroon police harassment
By Erin Royal Brokovitch Since April 4, the Cameroonian anti-Aids pro-LGBTI rights organization Humanity First has been under…
Cameroon: 290 march and pray for human rights
Last month, hundreds of Cameroonians marched in support of the country’s human rights defenders in a protest organized…
Activists failed Roger Mbede; who killed him?
Reporter Robbie Corey-Boulet conducted an in-depth investigation into the death of Roger Mbede, a former Amnesty International prisoner…
Cameroon: Human Rights Defenders Day proposed for July 15th
We publish the call to associations and peers in the struggle for human rights and in particular for…
Cameroon police entrap gay men to extort bribes
By Erin Royal Brokovitch The prospect of getting a bribe is a strong motivation for Cameroon police and…
Cameroon: Accuser relents, but police won’t free alleged gay man
By Erin Royal Brokovitch The author of this article is an activist for LGBT rights in Cameroon who…
Cameroon arrestees freed, but possible probe looms
By Erin Royal Brokovitch At exactly 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, an assistant of attorney Michel Togué sent…