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Cameroon: Deeply homophobic laws

Written byAbdoulaye Bah
Translated byPaula Góes

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Translation posted 28 August 2011 11:53 GMT

Talking about risk of toughening the law on homosexuality in Cameroon, the bonaberi.com site reveals [fr] that: “While the first paragraph of Section 347-1 of the penal code banned homosexuality, the second and third sections state sentences of up to eight years for homosexuality committed by minors between 16 and 21 years of age, and 10 to 15 years for minors under 16.”

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Written byAbdoulaye Bah
Translated byPaula Góes

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