Gay group in yaoundé, cameroon

New study highlights unmet HIV prevention and treatment needs of young key affected populations in Cameroon. Young key affected populations in Cameroon, including female sex workers and men who have sex with men , face high rates of HIV despite being exposed to less HIV risk compared to their older peers. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis to better understand the impact of HIV among young female sex workers and young men who have sex with men - including estimating HIV prevalence for the first time. They detail HIV-related individual and structural risk factors and explore HIV service access among young populations in Cameroon.

The report, presented Wednesday in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, shows that violence against the LGBTI community and its advocates has increased significantly over the last few years. Cameroon is one of 38 African countries where homosexuality is still illegal. According to FIDH, the prosecution of the LGBTI community has trickled down into society, where homophobic persecution is now rampant. Gay men and women and LGBTI rights activists in Cameroon are at risk of having their homes broken into or burned, the report said.

Nairobi — Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex LGBTI people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights Watch said today. There has been an uptick in violence and abuse against LGBTI people in Cameroon in , according to a leading civil society group. Since March 9, security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least six people and detained 11, all of them victims of group attacks, for alleged consensual same-sex conduct and gender nonconformity. Gendarmes beat two of them in detention.

Both men and women are criminalised under this law. There is substantial evidence of the law being enforced in recent years, with LGBT people being frequently subject to arrest. Mass arrests, arbitrary detention, and torture and violence while in custody are commonplace. Many of the reported cases are summarised below, however the frequency of arrests mean that many cases are not included here.