The Court of Appeals in Sousse, Tunisia, today released six students pending action on the appeal of their three-year prison sentences for sodomy. A hearing on the appeal is scheduled for Feb. 25. Shams, an LGBTI rights group seeking the decriminalization of homosexuality in Tunisia, announced the decision on its Facebook page. The young men, … Continue reading
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Cameroon: 7 detainees win their release
Seven LGBT people who were arrested Oct. 1 on homosexuality-related charges have been released in Cameroon. All had faced charges of homosexuality and prostitution, including four who were released today and three released previously. The anti-AIDS, pro-human rights group Camfaids announced the release. Camfaids said that the LGBT detainees expressed their thanks to their attorneys, … Continue reading
Quick response to new anti-gay persecution in Cameroon
By Erin Royal Brokovitch The LGBTI community in Yaoundé responded quickly last week to the news that it has again become the target of persecution by law enforcement. Starting immediately, Cameroonian activists began working to keep seven detainees out of Yaoundé’s central prison, a location that can be especially hazardous for LGBTI inmates. The case … Continue reading
Call for probe: Family let Mbede die to exorcise gayness?
Grieving friends and allies of gay rights icon Roger Mbede are calling for an investigation into his family’s role in his death on Jan. 10. After Mbede, 34, left a hospital in Yaoundé last month, he was reportedly denied access to health care and was confined by his family to one room in their home … Continue reading
Court overturns 5-year sentence for gay sex in Cameroon
Two young men in Cameroon were found not guilty today, overturning their previous sentence to five years in prison for homosexuality. Stephane N. Koche, project manager for PAEMH (Project for the Support and Assistance of Sexual Minorities), reports: Franky and Jonas, the two young men who were arrested, detained and sentenced to five years in … Continue reading
Roger Mbede remains free for now in Cameroon
A Cameroon man’s three-year prison sentence for homosexuality remains on hold, at least for two months. Jean-Claude Roger Mbede served one year of the three-year sentence before he was released for medical treatment this summer. His appeal was scheduled to be heard Monday (Sept. 17). The panel of judges had changed from previous hearings and … Continue reading
Au Cameroun, 7 détenus ont été libérés
Publié le 8 octobre 2014 Sept personnes arrêtées pour des infractions liées à l’homosexualité le 1 octobre ont été libérées au Cameroun. Quatre détenus accusés d’homosexualité, de proxénétisme, et de prostitution ont été libérés aujourd’hui (le 8 octobre). Trois autres, qui aussi ont été arrêtés le 1 octobre, ont été libérés précédemment. CAMFAIDS, une association … Continue reading
Haro sur les nouvelles persécutions au Cameroun
Publié le 6 octobre 2014 L’alerte généralisée est sonnée pour obtenir la libération des détenus de Kondengui Auteur : Erin Royal Brokovitch Depuis quelques jours, la communauté LGBT Camerounaise, et particulièrement celle de Yaoundé, vit à nouveau le traumatisme de la persécution orchestrée par les forces de maintien de l’ordre. C’est à un véritable branle-bas … Continue reading
Cameroun : 325 $ libère deux prisonniers homosexuels
Publié le 27 Avril 2014 Auteur Colin Stewart. Rédaction en français par Denis LeBlanc (also published in English) Après six mois de prison pour homosexualité, deux homosexuels au Cameroun ont obtenu le droit à la liberté en payant l’équivalent de 325 $ US en amendes et frais de justice. Issa, 29 ans, et Thio, 25, … Continue reading
Roger Mbebe: Mort pour exorciser l’homosexualité?
Publié le 15 janvier 2014 Appel à une enquête : Sa famille a laissé Roger Mbede mourir pour exorciser l’homosexualité? Les amis en deuil et alliés de l’icône gai, Roger Mbede, réclament une enquête sur le rôle de sa famille dans son mort, le 10 janvier. Après que Mbede, 34, a quitté l’hôpital à Yaoundé … Continue reading
