Cameroon
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18 February 2013Cameroon: Lawyer vows return to defending gay rights despite death threats to his children 5 A Cameroonian lawyer who received threats that his children would be "sacrificed" for his defence of gay people has said he hopes to return to his work in Cameroon rather than seek safety with his family in the US. -
8 February 2013Gay Cameroon asylum seeker assaulted by private security team at Heathrow Airport 9 An asylum seeker from Cameroon, who has previously been persecuted due to his sexuality in his home country, claims he was assaulted by private security at Heathrow Airport. -
30 January 2013President of Cameroon: People may change their minds on ‘crime’ of homosexuality 8 The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, said on Wednesday that he could see that attitudes about his country's criminalisation of homosexuality were changing. -
24 January 2013Amnesty International releases report on ‘horrid’ state of LGBT rights in Cameroon 1 Amnesty International has renewed its pressure on Cameroon to change its anti-gay laws with a report released today.
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7 January 2013Cameroon: ‘Gay sex’ Bailey’s pair released from jail 4 Two men in Cameroon, who were jailed under homophobic laws; based on their appearance and their enjoyment of drinking Bailey's, have been released from prison.
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25 December 2012Cameroon’s Catholic Archbishop: Giving gays equal rights is a ‘crime against humanity’ 62 One of the most senior Catholic leaders in Cameroon has labeled gay equality such as same-sex marriages as a "crime against humanity".
