Guilty by association
human rights violations in the enforcement of Cameroon's anti-homosexuality law
by Neela Ghoshal
"The 55-page report presents 10 case studies of arrests and prosecutions under article 347 bis of Cameroon's penal code, which punishes "sexual relations between persons of the same sex" with up to five years in prison. The report found that most people charged with homosexuality are convicted based on little or no evidence. The report includes numerous cases in which the law against homosexual conduct was used for settling scores, showing how the law is easily subject to abuse. Dozens of Cameroonians do jail time solely because they are suspected of being gay or lesbian, the groups found"--Publisher's website.
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Gays, Legal status, laws, Homosexuality, Law and legislation, Abuse of, Homophobia, Human rights, Law, cameroonPlaces
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Guilty by association: human rights violations in the enforcement of Cameroon's anti-homosexuality law
2013, Human Rights Watch
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"March 2013"--Table of contents page.
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