Cameroon

March 13, 2017

‘Your Children Will Die if You Don’t Stop’

Michel Togué, a lawyer in the African country of Cameroon, has received death threats for defending lesbians and gays.

LGBT Rights

March 13, 2017 Commentary

‘Your Children Will Die if You Don’t Stop’

Boris Dittrich
Advocacy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published In: Joop
LGBT Rights

July 12, 2016 News Release

Ban Forced Anal Exams Around World
Refugee Rights

December 15, 2014 Commentary

Escape From a Nightmare

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: Foreign Policy

Videos Watch More

March 21, 2013 Video

Cameroon: Abuses in 'Homosexuality' Prosecutions
February 14, 2013 Video

Cameroon: Stop Threats to Lawyers

Reports More Reports

March 21, 2013

Guilty by Association

Human Rights Violations in the Enforcement of Cameroon’s Anti-Homosexuality Law
November 4, 2010

Criminalizing Identities

Rights Abuses in Cameroon based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
December 1, 2003

Policy Paralysis

A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa

News

July 15, 2014 Dispatches

Dispatches: Eric Ohena Lembembe’s Unfinished Legacy

Neela Ghoshal
Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
November 29, 2013 News Release

World AIDS Day: HIV Groups Honored
September 25, 2013 News Release

Cameroon: Official Blames Activist for His Own Murder
September 20, 2013 Statements

UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the UPR of Cameroon
September 12, 2013 Dispatches

Dispatch: Does Cameroon Support Violence Against LGBTI People?

Neela Ghoshal
Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
September 12, 2013 Letter

Cameroon: Letter to the Government Regarding 2013 UPR Recommendations
July 17, 2013 Commentary

Processing the Murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe

Neela Ghoshal
Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published In: The Daily Beast
July 16, 2013 News Release

Cameroon: LGBTI Rights Activist Found Dead, Tortured
July 1, 2013 News Release

Cameroon: Spate of Attacks on Rights Defenders
May 17, 2013 News Release

Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth
May 17, 2013 Letter

Cameroon: Letter to the Prosecutor General of the Central Appeals Court
April 18, 2013 Statements

Universal Periodic Review: Joint HRW submission on Cameroon with Affirmative Action, Alternatives Cameroun, ADEFHO, Camfaids, Evolve, Humanity First, IGLHRC

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Daily Brief

July 27, 2017

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