Cameroon gay rights groups go on strike
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/25/cameroon-gay-rights-groups-strike
Cameroon gay rights groups go on strike
Groups working on Aids programmes say they are at risk of murder and have written to donors asking for protectionAfua Hirsch, West Africa correspondent
The Guardian, Thursday 25 July 2013 12.59 EDT
Gay rights groups in Cameroon have gone on strike, refusing to continue work on Aids programmes until foreign donors improve security.
The groups say their work puts them at risk of murder and attack, and have written to donors asking them to provide protection...
...The letter comes one week after prominent activist and journalist Eric Lembembe was found dead, believed to have been killed for his work campaigning for gay rights in Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal...
..."Religious leaders – the Catholic church in particular – publicly condemn homosexuality and incite protests against the issue."
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