Kameroen: De positie van LHBT'ers : Rapport

Abstract: This report describes the position of LGBT people in Cameroon. In the first chapter the legal situation, the penal code and any other laws used against LGBT people are discussed. The second chapter deals with the actual application of the law in Cameroon. In chapter three actions of state actors and of security forces are presented. Chapter four describes public opinion, actions of family and fellow citizens against LGBT people, the role of prominent persons, the role of religion, the role of the press and social media and the way persons with HIV/aids are treated. The fifth chapter describes gay life in Cameroon, the way LGBT people are organized by LGBT organisations and events organized for LGBT people in Cameroon. Sources used to write this report can be found in chapter six. The original text of the law articles mentioned in the report can be found in annex one. Annex two contains a table of documented violation cases from 2012 to 2020. In annex three there is a description of the sources used to write this report, by source.