Cameroon jails two men for gay sex
27 Feb 2006- A COURT in Cameroon jailed two men for a year today
after they confessed to having gay sex despite a ban on homosexuality in
the central African country.
Their relationship emerged
when they took a dispute over a stolen mobile phone to the police.
One of the men
told the court he had been tricked into having sex on the false promise
that he would be given help getting to Europe in return.
Same-sex
relationships are outlawed in many countries across Africa and are often
publicly condemned as "un-African".
In some
traditional beliefs, homosexuals are said to be cursed or bewitched.
Tabloid
newspapers in Cameroon sold out last month after publishing lists and
photos of allegedly gay politicians, businessmen and musicians in what
their editors said was a crusade against "deviant behaviour".
The publishers
of two of the newspapers are currently standing trial for defamation
after they named senior members of President
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