Current Version
| Region | Cameroon |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 18, 1972 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1972, Cameroon amended its Penal Code to criminalise homosexuality with up to five years imprisonment and/or a 200,000 franc fine. |
| Sources | http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/cameroon/cameroon.htm http://www.thenation.com/article/178630/abandoned-and-imprisoned-being-gay-cameroon https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/report_cameroun_lgbti_eng_final.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/cameroon/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. The 1965 Penal Code did not criminalise homosexuality. It was criminalised in 1972.
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| Start Date | Nov 12, 1967 | Sep 18, 1972 |
| Description | Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 200,000 franc fine. | In 1972, Cameroon amended its Penal Code to criminalise homosexuality with up to five years imprisonment and/or a 200,000 franc fine. |
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| Sources | http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/cameroon/cameroon.htm http://www.thenation.com/article/178630/abandoned-and-imprisoned-being-gay-cameroon | http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/cameroon/cameroon.htm http://www.thenation.com/article/178630/abandoned-and-imprisoned-being-gay-cameroon https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/report_cameroun_lgbti_eng_final.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/cameroon/ |
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| Sources | http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/cameroon/cameroon.htm | http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/cameroon/cameroon.htm http://www.thenation.com/article/178630/abandoned-and-imprisoned-being-gay-cameroon |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "its 500000"
- Date is incorrect "Its illegal since 1972 not 1967"