Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal

The two women received the maximum sentence of five years in prison and fines of 200,000 CFA francs for "attempted homosexuality," public indecency and failing to carry identification.

Blanche Bailli, 26 and Shakira, two transgender women visit their friend Nkwain Hamlet, a gay-rights activist in Douala, Cameroon April 24, 2021. Picture taken April 24, 2021.

(photo credit: REUTERS/CHANTAL EDIE)

ByREUTERS

JULY 13, 2021 21:10

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Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal

The two women received the maximum sentence of five years in prison and fines of 200,000 CFA francs for "attempted homosexuality," public indecency and failing to carry identification.

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