Cameroon

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

Pope's visit to Cameroon raises questions about gay and lesbian ...
19 March 2009

On his first trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI is asked reiterate his commitment to ending the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations.

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Cameroon: Pope should reiterate commitment to ending the ...
18 March 2009

Amnesty International today urged Pope Benedict XVI to express the importance of eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation, as he visits Cameroon on ...

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Cameroon: Impunity underpins persistent abuse
29 January 2009

Report       AFR 17/001/2009

Dissent violently repressed in Cameroon | Amnesty International
29 January 2009

Cameroon's government has routinely used killings and torture torepress political dissent, according to a new Amnesty Internationalreport.

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Cameroon: A catalogue of human rights abuses | Amnesty ...
29 January 2009

Amnesty International today released a report on the alarming human rights situation in Cameroon, accusing the government of gross violations spanning more than ...

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Equatorial Guinea: Enforced disappearance/ incommunicado detention ...
21 October 2008

The whereabouts of former Equatorial Guinea army colonel Cipriano Nguema Mba have been unknown since he was illegally arrested in Cameroon. He is at risk of enforced ...

Urgent Action       AFR 24/013/2008

Cameroon: Further information on Fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
7 July 2006

Eight men and one 17-year-old boy who were detained in the capital, Yaoundé, because of their alleged sexual orientation, were all released in June. ON 23 June, ...

Urgent Action       AFR 17/003/2006

Cameroon: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/prisoners of conscience ...
7 March 2006

Eight men and one boy aged 17 are being tried on charges of practising homosexuality, which is a criminal offence under Section 347a of the Cameroonian Penal Code ...

Urgent Action       AFR 17/001/2006

Cameroon: Further information on detention without charge/Fear of ...
30 October 2002

Seven named detainees were released on bail around 22 October. They have been accused of banditry and secession and are due to appear in court in Mamfe, South West ...

Urgent Action       AFR 17/009/2002