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	THE WEEK IN RIGHTS March 21, 2013
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Cameroon Enforces Harsh Anti-Homosexuality Laws

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Cameroon prosecutes people for consensual same-sex conduct more aggressively than almost any other country.

In most cases, the accused are convicted, often on the basis of little or no evidence. Investigators frequently rely on torture or ill-treatment to extract confessions.

The anti-homosexuality law is also a recipe for extortion and can be used by virtually anyone hoping to settle a score.

“They got Joseph at the bar,” said his friend. “They took him to the army camp. He was stripped naked and tortured. He was molested for four hours. They beat him with an iron belt and burned plastic bags on his chest…. I asked him not to file a complaint, because there are no rights. We gays don’t have any backup.”

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Congo Warlord Bosco Ntaganda Turns Himself In In a definitive step toward justice, the Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda turned himself in at the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. He asked to be sent to the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.  See the Latest News in Africa >> share on:

Guatemala Genocide Trial a Landmark The trial of former de facto head of Guatemala, Efraín Ríos Montt, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, is a landmark achievement in the fight for justice in Guatemala.  See the Latest News in the Americas >> share on:

Seven Days – A Week in the Life of a Human Rights Watch Researcher Heather Barr, our Afghanistan researcher, shares the events of her week – from her twitter addiction to meeting with Afghan journalists and eating bad French food – with Public Service Europe.  See the Latest News in Asia >> share on:

Libya Should Stop Revenge Crimes Against Displaced Persons Successive governments in Tripoli and local authorities in Misrata have failed to stop the destruction of Tawergha and persecution of its community, which is widely viewed as having supported Muammar Gaddafi.  See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa >> share on:

VIDEO                                                                    “He’s a predator,” a victim said about Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda, known as ‘the Terminator.’ Watch Now >>

SATELLITE IMAGES                                                                    See before and after satellite images showing the destruction of Tawergha, Libya. View Now >>

PUBLICATION                                                                    Guilty by Association:  Human Rights Violations in the Enforcement of Cameroon’s Anti-Homosexuality Law, Download Now >>

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