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The arrest and detention of a popular transgender social media influencer in Cameroon has forced the country s already fearful LGBTQI community to go into hiding.
Last week, make-up artist Shakiro, whose real name is Njeuken Loic, and Mouthe Roland, who goes by the name Patricia, were sentenced to five years in jail and fined 200 000 CFA francs (about R5 225) for breaking Cameroon s anti-homosexuality laws, according to rights groups. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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May 14, 2021 Share
Rights activists in Cameroon have condemned a five-year jail sentence given to two transgender women for “attempted homosexuality” and public indecency. A lawyer for the two, who were arrested for wearing women’s clothing in a restaurant, say they are preparing an appeal.
In a statement, Human Rights Watch describes the jail sentence issued by the court as harsh.
Police arrested Njeuken Loic, also known as Shakiro, and Mouthe Roland, also known as Patricia, in the coastal city of Douala on February 8. Police said they were wearing typically female clothing while eating in a restaurant.
Prosecutors charged them with attempted homosexual conduct, public indecency, and non-possession of their national identity cards.
Repeal Law, Protect LGBT Rights Njeuken Loic (known as “Shakiro”) and Mouthe Roland (known as “Patricia”), two transgender women, in a Douala prison. © Private, Douala, Cameroon, March 2021
(Nairobi) – Cameroonian security forces have arbitrarily arrested, beaten, or threatened at least 24 people, including a 17-year-old boy, for alleged consensual same-sex conduct or gender nonconformity, since February 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. At least one of them was forced to undergo an HIV test and anal examination.
Based on Human Rights Watch’s monitoring and discussions with Cameroonian nongovernmental organizations, the recent accounts of abuse documented here seem to be part of an overall uptick in police action against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cameroon. Sexual relations between people of the same sex are criminalized in Cameroon and punished with up to five years in prison.
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