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Cameroon: Travesty of justice continues

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroon, Law, LGBTQ+

IGLHRC (International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission) reports that Cameroonian government continues to refuse to release the 9 men equitted of homosexuality charges [1]….In a further travesty of justice, the government is forcing the men to stand trial again.At their initial trial, no witnesses were called and no proof offered by the prosecution, so Judge Tonye, the magistrate overseeing the case, declared the men innocent of all charges..