Persons and organizations working with the Foundation on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights, including Alternatives- Cameroun

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-016-003
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 7.36972199999999

Longitude: 12.354722

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Cameroon
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
13 August 2013
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS

Type of rights defended
  • LGBTIQ rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS had contributed to the report of Human Rights Watch that had addressed recommendations to the second review of Cameroon.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
before 5 July 2013
Reprisal information

In the month preceding the murder, a series of burglaries and arson attacks had been reported on buildings of persons and organizations working with the Foundation on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights, including Alternatives-Cameroun.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Further case development

At the time of finalization of the report, no reply had been received from the Government to the joint communication sent on 13 August 2013 by a group of special procedures mandate holders

Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0