Tag: Alternatives Cameroon
Cameroon LGBTI advocates want funders to focus on decriminalization
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By Steeves Winner
On the occasion of the Internati [...]
Alternatives Cameroon trains LGBTI activists to access U.S. anti-AIDS funds
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By Steeves Winner
LGBT advocacy organization Alternatives C [...]
LGBTI rights activists compete to sharpen skills in Cameroon
Health Care Cameroon (HC²), an organization that serves men who have sex with men (MSM) in the city of Bafia, Cameroon, was crowned winner of the seco [...]
Cameroon nurse assaulted and evicted because he treats gays
By Courtney Stans
Because of his work with LGBTI people, last month a nurse in Cameroon was attacked at home by a neighbor who accused him of being [...]
Magistrate tells Cameroon LGBTI rights conference to be more discreet
A leading LGBTI rights organization in Cameroon, Alternatives Cameroon, held a conference with key decision makers to help improve access to health se [...]
Without disruption, Cameroon’s LGBTI coalition elects new leadership
The UNITY umbrella organization of Cameroon's varied LGBTI rights advocacy groups has elected a new board after a spirited campaign. "We all won," sai [...]
Key members of Cameroonian society join fight against homophobia
To combat homophobia in Cameroon, a wide range of law enforcement officers, health personnel, lawyers, media personnel and traditional leaders joined [...]
Targeted by homophobia, Alternatives-Cameroon suffers another burglary
The offices of the LGBTI advocacy organization Alternatives-Cameroon have been burglarized -- again.
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Cameroon activists hone skills, build alliances via ‘Advocacy Competition’
Human rights activists in Cameroon have found a new way to improve their effectiveness and build alliances -- the "Advocacy Competition".
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Cameroon: Police arrest trans woman, then her would-be rescuers
Police arrested two staff members of the LGBTI advocacy group Camfaids last week after they arrived at the police station in response to the earlier a [...]
Cameroon: Well-deserved time off for LGBTI activists
At the end of the year 2021, Cameroonian organizations working on HIV and human rights for LGBTI people and other vulnerable populations enjoyed time [...]
Gay engineer flees to Europe, repulsed by Cameroonian homophobia
Rejected by his homophobic mother and his homophobic employer, a 30-year-old Cameroonian man fled to Europe this fall.
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Armed men threaten Cameroon activist at home. The result: He’s evicted
On Tuesday, three homophobic knife-wielding men tried to force their way into the apartment of Gaspar, a Cameroonian advocate for LGBTI people. As a r [...]
Vandalism of another LGBT center in Cameroon
Vandals broke into the offices of Cameroonian advocates for LGBT women's rights earlier this month -- the latest in a series of apparently homophobic [...]
LGBTI advocates in Cameroon join forces to challenge violence
The number of recorded incidents of violence against LGBTI people has been growing in Cameroon, both because of ongoing homophobic attacks and also be [...]
Cameroon: 500 learn modern tactics for fighting AIDS and gender violence
Hundreds of people learned about modern methods for combating HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and ignorance about sexuality during a three-day event [...]
Cameroon: Bad and good news in latest human rights report
In a report on human rights violations last year in Cameroon, LGBT rights activists reported a decline in arbitrary arrests, but an overall increase i [...]
Cameroon: For gay students, new school year brings worries
For LGBTI students, returning to school in September means returning to a hotbed of stigmatization and discrimination. LGBTI advocacy groups help them [...]
LGBTI advocates create a security plan in Cameroon
Cameroon's human rights watchdog group is pushing to improve the security of the nation's LGBTI people and their advocates, who last year were the vic [...]
Human rights in Cameroon: A new wind is blowing
In Cameroon, a country that has long reeked of repression, a new wind is blowing. It's coming from a new human rights support network that includes le [...]
Cameroon workshop provides new tools for human rights workers
In Cameroon, dozens of human rights observers gathered last month for training in human rights and in how to keep themselves and their data safe.
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Prominent citizens unite to combat abuse of LGBTI Cameroonians
Two of Cameroon's most prominent LGBTI advocacy groups have merged two projects that help victims of homophobia through the influence of prominent cit [...]
Cameroon: Rising tide of anti-LGBTI violence
The latest report on homophobic and transphobic violence in Cameroon paints a grim picture of a rising tide of violence against LGBTI Cameroonians, bu [...]
LGBTI in Cameroon: 50 arrested on Covid-19 charges
Police arrested 50 LGBTI people who gathered on May 17 in Bafoussam, western Cameroon, to learn about Covid-19 and to celebrate progress in internatio [...]
After Cameroon murder: ‘We condemn the prejudiced reporting on homosexuality’
Human rights organizations in Cameroon are protesting a news video that tied a Douala man's murder to his reported homosexuality.
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Alternatives-Cameroon expands to the nation’s capital
The highly regarded LGBTI advocacy group Alternatives-Cameroon has expanded its work into Yaoundé from its Douala base.
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Cameroon’s Unity human rights watchdog project expands
Cameroon's LGBTI rights watchdog group is adding an advocacy office and getting a new logo.
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Dramatic increase in violence against LGBT people in Cameroon
The 2018 report on violence against LGBT people in Cameroon shows a sharp and shameful increase. This alarming situation is due to widespread ignoranc [...]
Cameroon death threats: 2 gay lovers outed by each other
A lovers' quarrel last month led to death threats, a knife attack, a closeted pastor losing his job, and his lover fleeing for his life.
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Cameroon: Police arrest 25 for suspected homosexuality
Police in Cameroon arrested 25 alleged homosexuals last night at a gay-friendly bar and a gay cinema in Yaoundé, the capital city. Two of them were re [...]
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