Tag: Yaoundé

Lesbian couple walks out of prison thanks to donors to Project Not Alone

Lesbian couple walks out of prison thanks to donors to Project Not Alone

Couple in Cameron spent 11+ months in prison without a trial. Two women in Cameroon spent nearly a year behind bars without a trial after they [...]
Cameroon:  Homophobes keep targeting LGBTI community and defenders

Cameroon: Homophobes keep targeting LGBTI community and defenders

Cameroon's LGBTI community continues to be the target of homophobic violence. Two incidents from early summer typify the ongoing problem. By Gh [...]
Homophobic Cameroon blocks visit by French ambassador for LGBT+ rights

Homophobic Cameroon blocks visit by French ambassador for LGBT+ rights

Throughout last week, a violent anti-French and LGBTphobic campaign on social networks led to the cancellation of a visit to Cameroon by Jean-Ma [...]
Imprisoned for being a lesbian, aided by donors, Octavia has been set free

Imprisoned for being a lesbian, aided by donors, Octavia has been set free

Arrested for sending text messages to her girlfriend, then sentenced to seven months in a Cameroonian prison for homosexuality, 28-year-old lesbian Oc [...]
Attacks and arrests put LGBTI activists on edge in Cameroon

Attacks and arrests put LGBTI activists on edge in Cameroon

After a period of relative calm, the year 2023 began with anti-LGBTI arrests and assaults  against LGBTI people and activists in Cameroon. [...]
Attacks and arrests put LGBTI activists on edge in Cameroon

Attacks and arrests put LGBTI activists on edge in Cameroon

After a period of relative calm, the year 2023 began with anti-LGBTI arrests and assaults  against LGBTI people and activists in Cameroon. [...]
Burglars keep targeting LGBTI advocates in Cameroon

Burglars keep targeting LGBTI advocates in Cameroon

Again and again, LGBTI rights groups in Cameroon have been targeted by homophobic vandals and burglars. Complaints to police been met with indifferenc [...]
Cameroon nurse assaulted and evicted because he treats gays

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 [...]
Key members of Cameroonian society join fight against homophobia

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

Targeted by homophobia, Alternatives-Cameroon suffers another burglary

The offices of the LGBTI advocacy organization Alternatives-Cameroon have been burglarized -- again. From the African Human Rights Media Ne [...]
Cameroon: Rising violence and arrests of LGBTI people

Cameroon: Rising violence and arrests of LGBTI people

Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect LGBTI people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights Watch said in [...]
Cameroon: Lesbian barely survived family rejection; now she has hope

Cameroon: Lesbian barely survived family rejection; now she has hope

TRIGGER WARNING:  After a 25-year-old lesbian told her family about her sexual orientation, their harsh reaction left her unwilling to go on living. B [...]
Cameroon: Police arrest trans woman, then her would-be rescuers

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

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 [...]
Armed men threaten Cameroon activist at home. The result: He’s evicted

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

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 [...]
Cameroon doctors, trans activists seek improved health care

Cameroon doctors, trans activists seek improved health care

Trans activists in Cameroon have begun working with doctors and other health professionals to overcome barriers confronting trans men and trans women [...]
LGBTI advocates create a security plan in Cameroon

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

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 human rights activists focus on Covid-19

Cameroon human rights activists focus on Covid-19

The challenges posed by Covid-19 were the focus of Cameroon's sixth annual Human Rights Defenders Day, held each year on July 15. From the [...]
Cameroon prepares for annual Human Rights Defender Day

Cameroon prepares for annual Human Rights Defender Day

Human rights activists in Cameroon set aside each July 15 as Human Rights Defender Day, a time to protest the violence and other violations they face [...]
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 [...]
New shelter for victims of anti-gay violence and bias in Cameroon

New shelter for victims of anti-gay violence and bias in Cameroon

The LGBTI advocacy group Camfaids has secured funding and a site to reopen its shelter for victims of anti-LGBTI violence and discrimination. [...]
Cameroon: Burglary and threatened eviction of suspected lesbian

Cameroon: Burglary and threatened eviction of suspected lesbian

The apartment of a lesbian rights activist in Cameroon was burglarized last month after a disgruntled neighbor accused her of being too masculine. Her [...]
Cameroon: Police probe victims of homophobic assault

Cameroon: Police probe victims of homophobic assault

Participants in a health rights training session in Yaoundé, Cameroon, were violently assaulted late last month by anti-LGBT assailants. Police respon [...]
Cameroon: Trans leader in hiding after transphobic attack

Cameroon: Trans leader in hiding after transphobic attack

A leader of Cameroon's transgender community is recuperating from a transphobic attack that almost killed her. From the African Human Right [...]
Cameroon man evicts sister over fear that she’s a lesbian

Cameroon man evicts sister over fear that she’s a lesbian

Lesbophobia breaks apart a family in Cameroon; a sister is left homeless. From the African Human Rights Media Network By Steeves [...]
Cameroon: Assaults, rape, death threats over lesbian affair

Cameroon: Assaults, rape, death threats over lesbian affair

In April, when a Cameroonian man learned that his common-law wife was attracted to women, he assaulted her, raped her lover and threatened to kill th [...]
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 [...]
Estranged dad seizes kids from lesbian mom in Cameroon

Estranged dad seizes kids from lesbian mom in Cameroon

The long-absent father of two young children recently took them away from their lesbian mother after threatening to send her to prison for her sexual [...]
Cameroon: Homophobia derails a pro sports career

Cameroon: Homophobia derails a pro sports career

Because of public pressure and fear of lesbians, a star athlete is barred from every football (soccer) club in Cameroon. Now she's trying to get back [...]
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 [...]
Battered and slashed, gay man seeks escape from Cameroon

Battered and slashed, gay man seeks escape from Cameroon

After being seriously wounded by homophobic attackers wielding clubs, rocks and machetes, Pierre wants to leave Cameroon. But so far he has been block [...]
Murder strikes gay Cameroon teen who sought safety in city

Murder strikes gay Cameroon teen who sought safety in city

By Mike Daemon A gay teenager escaped from the dangers of war-torn northwestern Cameroon by moving to the capital to continue his education. But he [...]
Anti-gay Cameroon landlord fails to evict gay tenant

Anti-gay Cameroon landlord fails to evict gay tenant

A gay man named Deon tried to be a model tenant, but his anti-gay landlord still wanted to evict him. Then the neighbors got involved. By Steeves [...]
Cameroon: two men kiss in public. Result: a beating

Cameroon: two men kiss in public. Result: a beating

In Cameroon, some people's views of homosexuality are "evolving," says the CamerounWeb news site. But that didn't help two men who kissed in public la [...]
Generosity of blog’s readers feeds gay prisoners in Cameroon

Generosity of blog’s readers feeds gay prisoners in Cameroon

Three nearly malnourished gay prisoners last week received a delivery of a month's worth of food at Cameroon's Yaoundé Central Prison, thanks to gener [...]
Cameroon marchers seek safety for human rights activists

Cameroon marchers seek safety for human rights activists

Hundreds marched through the capital of Cameroon on July 13 to protest violence against human rights defenders. It was the fourth such march, held ann [...]
Goal after prison for homosexuality: Reopen a restaurant

Goal after prison for homosexuality: Reopen a restaurant

Albert, age 24, hopes to become a restaurant owner once again after he completes his four-year sentence for homosexuality at Yaoundé's Central Prison. [...]
Cameroon: ‘Get out of this hell’ is gay prisoner’s first goal

Cameroon: ‘Get out of this hell’ is gay prisoner’s first goal

"First get out of this hell." That's the future that a prisoner at Yaoundé's Central Prison envisions for himself after spending four years of his lif [...]
Gay Cameroon inmate wants to resume songs and dance

Gay Cameroon inmate wants to resume songs and dance

Eric, a gay singer/dancer in the capital city of Cameroon, is more than half-way through his prison sentence for homosexuality and eager to get out to [...]
Cameroon: Attacks hit new group for LBTQ women

Cameroon: Attacks hit new group for LBTQ women

Two homophobic attacks have injured leaders of the new LBTQ advocacy group Women in Front Cameroon. This is a translation of a June 13 press rele [...]
In Cameroon, life is hell because I support my gay brother

In Cameroon, life is hell because I support my gay brother

In Cameroon, if you are a loving, supportive member of a gay man's family, you can become a target for violently anti-gay attackers. Cameroonia [...]
Cameroon: Anti-gay attackers target families too

Cameroon: Anti-gay attackers target families too

In Cameroon, violent homophobes attack LGBT people, but they don't stop there. They also attack the families of LGBT people. Cameroonian LGBT r [...]
Campaign: Free the Yaounde 23. Please share!

Campaign: Free the Yaounde 23. Please share!

Free the Yaounde 23 / Libérez les 23 de Yaounde That newly launched campaign is aimed at freeing all the men who were rounded up by Cameroon police [...]
Cameroon: Police arrest 25 for suspected homosexuality

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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