Gay rights discussion shut down by Cameroonian authorities, says Human Rights Watch

By Owen Williams

Human Rights Watch revealed that Cameroonian authorities forcibly shut down a human rights discussion after they discovered it would talk about gay rights, yesterday.

Rights activists were expelled from the hotel in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital, and threatened with force.

Stephane Koche, the convener of the event was arrested but later released without charge.

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