Tag Archives: Paul Biya

Renewal of anti-gay law would move Cameroon backwards

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

Alternatives-Cameroon calls on President Paul Biya to block enactment of a revised Penal Code that reinforces the old Penal Code’s criminalization of homosexuality.  The Douala-based advocacy organization, which fights against Aids and for recognition of the human rights of LGBTI … Continue reading →

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‘A new low by Cameroon’s government’

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

The comments by the official state representative toward the late Eric Lembembe, who is no longer with us to defend himself against such vitriol, represent a new low by Cameroon’s government. — Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher on LGBT rights for … Continue reading →

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Cameroon appeal: Concrete steps to fight anti-gay violence

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

Cameroon should combat recent outbreaks of anti-gay violence, starting by taking a public stand on the issue during next month’s United Nations review of the country’s human rights record, according to 12 local and international human rights groups who made … Continue reading →

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Cameroon activist tortured, killed; the nation must respond

Posted on July 16, 2013 by

Human Rights Watch issued this press release today about the murder of LGBT activist and reporter Eric Ohena Lembembe: Cameroon: LGBTI Rights Activist Found Dead, Tortured Authorities Should Investigate Death, Condemn Violence (Nairobi, July 16, 2013) – Cameroonian authorities should … Continue reading →

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After death threats, burglars strike Cameroon LGBT defender

Posted on June 23, 2013 by

Anti-gay hooligans continue to harass Michel Togué, one of the few lawyers in Cameroon who accepts LGBT people as clients. Following death threats that he has received by phone and mail in recent months, his offices were burglarized on June … Continue reading →

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Cameroon: Two lesbians sentenced to nine months

Posted on June 21, 2013 by

“The case of Clarisse Z. and Jeanine N., two young lesbians, each 27 years old, is unlike any of the other cases of homosexuality that I have defended until now.” — Michel Togué, Cameroonian lawyer and human rights defender. A … 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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