Category: Central Africa
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison
Online celebrity Shakiro and her companion, Patricia, have been convic [...]
Raped lesbian prepares to give birth, but needs help
Pregnant because of a rape, a young Cameroon lesbian is seeking a help [...]
LGBTI advocates in Cameroon join forces to challenge violence
The number of recorded incidents of violence against LGBTI people has [...]
Cameroon doctors, trans activists seek improved health care
Trans activists in Cameroon have begun working with doctors and other [...]
Activists urge: Shut down TV station for attack on journalist accused of homosexuality
Human rights advocates in Cameroon have urged the Ministry of Communic [...]
A cry for help: Cameroon lesbian is raising the rapist father’s baby
Belle, a 20-year-old lesbian in Yaoundé, is a victim of sexual abuse a [...]
Cameroon: Professor’s homophobic remarks get him into trouble
An international affairs professor in Cameroon has been disciplined fo [...]
Cameroon: LGBTI activists denounce sexual abuse of teenage boy
LGBTI rights activists in Cameroon have denounced the sexual abuse of [...]
Cameroon: Support grows for release of trans celebrity Shakiro
Increasing numbers of human rights advocates are calling for the relea [...]
Arrest of 13 presumed homosexuals, anti-AIDS workers in Cameroon
Police in western Cameroon arrested 13 people last week on homosexuali [...]
Trans celebrity Shakiro under arrest in Cameroon
A popular trans celebrity and her companion are imprisoned awaiting tr [...]
Cameroon: 4 shelters welcome LGBTQ+ victims of violence
Four organizations in Cameroon have opened shelters where LGBTQ+ peopl [...]
Cameroon: New leader for veteran HIV fighters at Affirmative Action
The new executive director of Affirmative Action is is looking forward [...]
Cameroon: A flash of red thong leads to arrest
Police in southern Cameroon arrested a gay man shortly before Christma [...]
Cameroon: With Israeli aid, drop-in center can now fight AIDS better
The Israeli embassy in Cameroon is working with the Camfaids drop-in c [...]
Cameroon: 500 learn modern tactics for fighting AIDS and gender violence
Hundreds of people learned about modern methods for combating HIV/AID [...]
Cameroon: Bad and good news in latest human rights report
In a report on human rights violations last year in Cameroon, LGBT rig [...]
Cameroon: Homophobia as a political ploy
Cameroon provides the latest example of a despicable tradition in homo [...]
Victimized gay couple flees Cameroon, hopes to reach Europe
Juk and Mike are two young gay men who decided that exile was preferab [...]
Cameroon: For gay students, new school year brings worries
For LGBTI students, returning to school in September means returning t [...]
LGBTI advocates create a security plan in Cameroon
Cameroon's human rights watchdog group is pushing to improve the secur [...]
Lesbian life in Cameroon: Her dream is to escape
Like many citizens of Cameroon, Elsy has a dream. She dreams of leavin [...]
Human rights in Cameroon: A new wind is blowing
In Cameroon, a country that has long reeked of repression, a new wind [...]
Homosexuality in Cameroon: 4 plead guilty and are set free
Four Cameroonian men arrested in June on homosexuality charges pleaded [...]
Cameroon activists say their goodbyes to Yves Yomb
Human rights activists and other members of Cameroonian civil society [...]
The ordeal of an intersex woman in Cameroon
An intersex person's life is difficult in Cameroon. Like other LGBTI p [...]
Cameroon: Lesbian love affair ends in death, but who was the killer?
After a lesbian love affair in Cameroon turned fatal, police are inves [...]
Cameroon activists seek a law to defend defenders of human rights
Cameroon needs a law to protect human rights defenders, activists decl [...]
Cameroon human rights activists focus on Covid-19
The challenges posed by Covid-19 were the focus of Cameroon's sixth an [...]
Cameroon workshop provides new tools for human rights workers
In Cameroon, dozens of human rights observers gathered last month for [...]
Cameroon prepares for annual Human Rights Defender Day
Human rights activists in Cameroon set aside each July 15 as Human Rig [...]
Will Cameroon follow Gabon by repealing anti-gay law?
The LGBT community in Cameroon cheered when the parliament in neighbor [...]
Gabon is on the brink of repealing its anti-gay law
The central African nation of Gabon is just one signature away from re [...]
Gabon lawmakers seek to decriminalize homosexuality
Legislators in Gabon took the first step yesterday toward repealing th [...]
Cameroon: For once, father defends his gay son
Here's what often happens in Cameroon when a family learns their son i [...]
Cameroon: Four gay men arrested, beaten in Kekem
Police in the western region of Cameroon arrested four men on Tuesday [...]
Prominent citizens unite to combat abuse of LGBTI Cameroonians
Two of Cameroon's most prominent LGBTI advocacy groups have merged two [...]
Cameroon: Charges dropped against 53 arrested in Bafoussam
Charges have been dropped against 53 members of the LGBTI community in [...]
Covid-19 in Cameroon: Human rights defenders adopt new strategies
During the Covid-19 health crisis, human rights defenders need to adju [...]
Cameroon: Rising tide of anti-LGBTI violence
The latest report on homophobic and transphobic violence in Cameroon p [...]
LGBTI in Cameroon: 50 arrested on Covid-19 charges
Police arrested 50 LGBTI people who gathered on May 17 in Bafoussam, w [...]
IDAHOBIT in Cameroon: Amid Covid-19 crisis, activists demand LGBTI rights
Despite the global health crisis, LGBTI activists in Cameroon figured [...]
After Cameroon murder: ‘We condemn the prejudiced reporting on homosexuality’
Human rights organizations in Cameroon are protesting a news video tha [...]
Cameroon: Local chief expels four anti-AIDS activists
Four young adults in eastern Cameroon were thrown out of their homes a [...]
Because I’m trans, I live in the shadows in Cameroon
In Cameroon and many other African countries, transgender people encou [...]
Alternatives-Cameroon expands to the nation’s capital
The highly regarded LGBTI advocacy group Alternatives-Cameroon has exp [...]
Cameroon family evicts trans daughter who loves men
A young transgender activist in Cameroon has been evicted from her fam [...]
New shelter for victims of anti-gay violence and bias in Cameroon
The LGBTI advocacy group Camfaids has secured funding and a site to re [...]
Cameroon: Parents evict young lesbian, but she’s not alone
So far, the new year has been a time of difficult revelations for Lina [...]
Cameroon: Veteran gay-rights activist Desmond Sone dies of lung ailment
Gay rights activists are mourning the death of Desmond Sone Mbecho, a [...]