Cameroon: High court orders release of man jailed for sodomy

Two weeks ago the High Court in Yaounde, Cameroon, ordered the immediate release of Alexandre D. who was detained for more than two years without charge or trial on allegations of homosexuality. The ruling was received with relief by the Cameroonian gay and lesbian community, represented by Alternatives-Cameroun, Inter-LGBT in Paris and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) in New York.