Gay group in yaounde, cameroon

Actualités of Wednesday, 28 August Source: 'Rencontres gay à Yaoundé': les homo montent en puissance au Cameroun. The report, presented Wednesday in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, shows that violence against the LGBTI community and its advocates has increased significantly over the last few years. Cameroon is one of 38 African countries where homosexuality is still illegal. According to FIDH, the prosecution of the LGBTI community has trickled down into society, where homophobic persecution is now rampant.

In , Cameroon experienced a severe crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. Human rights organizations reported that at least 50 individuals were arrested and detained on charges of homosexuality between. Nairobi — Cameroonian authorities on March 27, , illegally shut down a human rights workshop in Yaoundé that was to include discussion of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT people and arrested one of the workshop organizers, Human Rights Watch said today. The action violated rights to freedom of assembly and expression under both Cameroonian and international law, Human Rights Watch said. The workshop, scheduled to be held at a Yaoundé hotel, had been authorized by the local sub-prefect, an administrative official, in accordance with Cameroonian law.

(Nairobi) – Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human. The event was coordinated by CAMFAIDS , a community organization committed to the fight against HIV and infectious diseases, and defending the rights of vulnerable populations including LGBTQI people. During his speech, Michel Engama, president of the Unity Platform , a coalition of LGBTQI rights organizations in Cameroon , reiterated the purpose of this initiative: to offer a day of artistic celebration, a vibrant tribute to creativity in all its forms. He denounced the barriers that still prevent too many people from expressing themselves freely due to their appearance, disability, or other forms of discrimination, even though they possess immense talent.

In a killing that rocked campaign groups in Cameroon in July , gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe was found dead in his home in Yaounde. The threat was made through Cameroon's media regulatory agency, the National Communication Council NCC , which stated that a growing number of media programmes in the country are promoting 'homosexual practices. These are practices that offend good morals, custom, and Cameroonian legislation," NCC said. The regulatory agency cited articles 3 and 4 of a January decree to justify its preservation of "respect for the freedom of social communication in accordance with the constitution.

In , Cameroon experienced a severe crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. Human rights organizations reported that at least 50 individuals were arrested and detained on charges of homosexuality between. Nairobi — Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex LGBTI people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights Watch said today. There has been an uptick in violence and abuse against LGBTI people in Cameroon in , according to a leading civil society group. Since March 9, security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least six people and detained 11, all of them victims of group attacks, for alleged consensual same-sex conduct and gender nonconformity.

(Nairobi) – Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human. .

In a killing that rocked campaign groups in Cameroon in July , gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe was found dead in his home in Yaounde. .

Cameroon criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women. Sentences include a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a fine. .