Cameroon: Further information on Fear of torture or ill-treatment/prisoners of conscience/harsh prison conditions

Index AI : AFR 17/003/2006
Date de publication : 6 juillet 2006
Catégorie(s) : Afrique, Cameroun

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, ten days after his release, Alim Mongoche died, reportedly the result of an illness which he had contracted before his detention.