Abuses of LGBTQ People Increasing in Cameroon: Rights Activists
Voice of America
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - Human Rights Watch said in a report this week that LGBTQ people are suffering a fresh wave of persecution in Cameroon, where same-sex relations are illegal.
The group said in February, police detained 12 youths in the eastern town of Bertoua for homosexuality, beat them and locked them in a police station. They were released the same day without charge. In the western town of Bafoussam, the rights group said police detained 13 people, including seven staff of Colibri, a group that provides HIV prevention and treatment.More Related News
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