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(New York) Human rights activists are demanding the immediate release of 11 men detained in a Cameroon jail for the last seven months on suspicion of "sodomy" and awaiting a government-ordered "medical examination" to determine if they are gay. 

They were arrested during a raid on a gay bar in the capital of Yaounde. Four other men and two women arrested at the same time have been released.

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and seven other human rights organizations have signed a letter to the Minister of Justice calling for the release of the 11 men. and denouncing the medical exams that were ordered by a government prosecutor.

"These examinations have no investigative value, are abusive, intrusive, and when conducted non-consensually and under incarcerated conditions, amount to cruel and inhuman treatment; as such, they constitute a serious violation of the human rights of the detainees," the letter states. "In countries where they have been administered, these examinations have caused grave physical and psychological suffering to their victims."

If they are convicted the men face 6 months to 5 years imprisonment.

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At least 30 students have been expelled from school in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, for practicing homosexual sex.

Three prestigious private colleges notified parents of the decision to send away their children on Friday 12 March, local radio reports said.

College authorities were quoted saying they have also reported the students, made up mostly of girls, to the city’s justice department for investigation and persecution.
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Same sex relations have been gaining ground in the country over the last years, especially among high school students. Experts attribute the trend to influence from foreign television and the internet.
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Last years [sic.] a male student stabbed and killed his classmate at the American School in the capital Yaounde over allegations of persistent gay amorous advances from his classmate.

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