YAOUNDE, Cameroon, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Amnesty International called Monday for the immediate release of two young men to be tried Thursday in Cameroon on charges of homosexuality.
The human rights group also urged repeal of the "draconian" law used to imprison them.
The two men, identified only by first names -- Jonas, 19, and Francky
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Both have been charged under the country's penal code
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"Given the high level of officially sanctioned homophobia in Cameroon, those arrested under this law are at risk of attack or other forms of ill-treatment by fellow prisoners or by prison authorities because of their alleged sexual orientation," Erwin Van Der Borght
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"By arresting people purely because of their alleged sexual orientation, the Cameroonian government is flagrantly violating international human rights treaties which it has signed or ratified."
The two men are the latest in a series imprisoned under the law
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The human rights group said it considers him a prisoner of conscience
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