Cameroon

Cameroon -

In February the security forces killed as many as 100 people during protests against price rises and against a constitutional amendment that would extend the President’s term of offi

Pope's visit to Cameroon raises questions about gay and lesbian rights - 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.

Cameroon: Pope should reiterate commitment to ending the criminalization of homosexuality - 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 his f

Dissent violently repressed in Cameroon - 29 January 2009

Cameroon's government has routinely used killings and torture to repress political dissent, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Cameroon: A catalogue of human rights abuses - 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 ten ye