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Petition
Alice N’Kom, lgbti defenders’ lawyer: sign her letter to the president of Cameroon to stop homophobic attacks
Sunday 18 September 2011 by All Out
Crisis in Cameroon: Stand with Alice
25,000 signers in less than 24 hours: help us get to 50,000 signers and spread the word!
Alice N’Kom is one of the only attorneys in Cameroon who defends people who’ve been jailed for the "crime" of being gay.
In the last 2 weeks, gay men have been snatched from their homes and public places and thrown in jail just for being gay. The situation is approaching a crisis and Alice told us she and her colleagues are ready to confront the President to demand the release of those arrested and an end to laws that make being gay a crime. But she needs the support of people around the world:
"I need to show the president of Cameroon that the world is behind me".
Please sign the urgent letter, then ask your friends and family to do the same. Alice and her colleagues are brave enough speak out, and it only takes a minute to add your voice and to make theirs even stronger.
READ THE LETTER ALICE SENT US ▼
To: Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
I’m joining Alice N’Kom and her colleagues to call on you to stand on the side of human rights and stop the homophobic roundups and attacks targeted at Cameroonian citizens for the past month.President Biya, we ask for the immediate release of those arrested for being gay, and an end to Cameroon’s laws against homosexuality.
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