Tag: Douala

Cameroon: Malnourished gay detainees get food delivery from Project Not Alone

Cameroon: Malnourished gay detainees get food delivery from Project Not Alone

This is the second article in a three-part series on the treatment of four prisoners at New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon, who are awaiting trial af [...]
Cameroon: Four gay men forced to undergo anal exams after their arrest

Cameroon: Four gay men forced to undergo anal exams after their arrest

This is the first article in a three-part series on prisoners currently at New Bell Prison in Cameroon after a Sept. 30 raid on the offices of the ant [...]
Cameroon: She searches her husband’s phone and discovers he is gay

Cameroon: She searches her husband’s phone and discovers he is gay

  In Cameroon, homophobia + adultery = the end of a marriage. Author Steeves Winner tells the tale: By Steeves Winner On Aug. 20, [...]
Cameroon: Well-deserved time off for LGBTI activists

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 [...]
Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free

Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free

Internet trans celebrity Shakiro and her partner Patricia have been ordered freed from prison pending the outcome of an appeal of their conviction on [...]
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison

Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison

Online celebrity Shakiro and her companion, Patricia, have been convicted on homosexuality charges and sentenced to five years in prison. Their attorn [...]
Cameroon: LGBTI activists denounce sexual abuse of teenage boy

Cameroon: LGBTI activists denounce sexual abuse of teenage boy

LGBTI rights activists in Cameroon have denounced the sexual abuse of a teenage boy by a man he turned to for advice about art and music. [...]
Cameroon: Support grows for release of trans celebrity Shakiro

Cameroon: Support grows for release of trans celebrity Shakiro

Increasing numbers of human rights advocates are calling for the release of Shakiro, a Cameroonian trans woman and online celebrity who has been impri [...]
Cameroon: 500 learn modern tactics for fighting AIDS and gender violence

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 [...]
Human rights in Cameroon: A new wind is blowing

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 [...]
Alternatives-Cameroon expands to the nation’s capital

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. From the African Hu [...]
Cameroon death threats: 2 gay lovers outed by each other

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. Fr [...]
List of alleged homosexuals endangers 82 in Cameroon

List of alleged homosexuals endangers 82 in Cameroon

In Cameroon, a new list of people accused of being homosexuals has put 82 people's lives and careers at risk. From the African Human Rights Media N [...]
Cameroon: Brother kills brother for being gay

Cameroon: Brother kills brother for being gay

A 20-year-old man died Aug. 12 in Cameroon from a beating administered by his older brother, who objected to the young man's sexual orientation. [...]
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