Current Version
| Region | Cameroon |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Section 264 of the Penal Code (2016) criminalises the public utterance of any “immoral speech” and the drawing of the public’s attention to any “occasion of immorality”. In light of the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy, a legal scholar has suggested that a publicly uttered speech advocating “unnatural sexual indulgence” would be considered “immoral”. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 146) |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "The country's Communication Council has banned the depiction of homosexuality on television: https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-communication-council-prohibits-lgbti-scenes-on-tv/7140421.html"
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2016 |
| Description | In Cameroon, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Section 264 of the Penal Code (2016) criminalises the public utterance of any “immoral speech” and the drawing of the public’s attention to any “occasion of immorality”. In light of the criminalisation of same-sex intimacy, a legal scholar has suggested that a publicly uttered speech advocating “unnatural sexual indulgence” would be considered “immoral”. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 146) | |