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REPORT: Gays "Forced to Undergo Anal Probe Exams" in Cameroon

More disturbing news from Cameroon, where gay men, lesbians and transgender women are routinely and randomly arrested and subjected to legal ordeals that continue for years.

Gay men in  the West African nation routinely suffer physical abuse, torture and are "forced to undergo anal examinations"  when they are held in police custody, according to a damning new report by Amnesty International. Download the report (pdf) HERE.

[A]uthorities routinely arrest, detain and torture individuals because of their real or perceived sexual orientation. In fact, these violations have increased since the mid-2000s. ...

LGBTI people in custody are also forced to undergo anal examinations in a mistaken belief by the authorities that the examinations can prove whether or not people are engaging in same-sex relations. “There is no justification whatsoever for this illegal, degrading treatment. It represents a severe breach of medical ethics and has to end immediately,” says Godfrey Byaruhanga, Amnesty International’s central Africa researcher.

Defence lawyers for LGBTI people have recently received death threats against themselves and their children for defending homosexuals.

The report found "grave human rights violations" committed by authorities in Cameroon. President Paul Biya—who has held office since 1982—boasts one of Africa's more repressive anti-LGBT regimes and reportedly has used the "criminal justice system to [persecute]  political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists and lesbian, gay, transgender" individuals, reports Amnesty.

Prisoners are housed in "inhuman conditions", starved and could be killed if they attempt escape.

Over the years dozens of prisoners attempting to escape have been shot, injured or killed by prison guards. ... Inmates in Kondengui prison only eat one meal a day and malnutrition is rife. Prison authorities informed Amnesty International that most of the detainees in one wing are mentally ill and researchers saw male inmates who were completely naked amidst a crowd of fellow prisoners.

Recent months have seen an increase in arrests and prosecutions under section 347a of its penal code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual acts. The government is preparing to toughen its already harsh penalties against homosexuality by equating them with pedophilia.

At least fourteen men suspected of being gay were brought to trial in 2011, the report notes. Twelve were convicted. But there has been some progress: In early January an appeals court overturned the convictions of two young men found guilty of homosexuality and sentenced to five years in prison. The youths were accused of "looking gay" and "appearing feminine" because they wore makeup and some women's clothing. The notorious case was first reported on Rod 2.0 in 2011.

Cameroon is one of at least 38 of Africa's 54 nations that currently have laws penalizing same-sex relations or even sexuality.  Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Background:
Court Acquits Two Men Sentenced for "Looking Gay"
AF Pilot Refuses to Deport Gay Man to Cameroon
20+ LGBT Activists Assaulted by Mob in Cameroon
Cameroon Urged to Release 2 Gay Youths
CAMEROON: 3 Gay Youths Sentenced to Five Years
CAMEROON: Alice Nkom Warns of Rise in Arrests
CAMEROON: 2 Teens, 2 Men Face Trial
2 Gay Youth Arrested for "Looking Feminine"
2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested

CAMEROON: 2 Gay Men Appeal Harsh, 5 Year Prison Sentence

New developments from Cameroon, where gay men are often randomly arrested and subjected to legal ordeals that continue for years. Since late July, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old have been in police custody. Reports suggest the youths were arrested because they appeared "feminine". The two men received the maximum prison sentence of five years in November.

Last week an appeal was filed—and the two men were mocked and jeered in the courtroom, reports AFP.

The lawyer for the two men, identified as Jonas and Franky, called for their release. "They will present guarantees to assure you that they will respond regularly to summons from the court," Michel Togue said at the appeals court in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital.

The two men, jeered by a crowd outside, were driven back to prison. "There is prejudice here," the lawyer said. The pair and another man were sentenced to five years in jail in November and ordered to pay a 300-euro ($395) fine. The third man was not present during the trial in November and did not figure in the appeal hearing on Friday.

The next hearing is scheduled for April 20.

Also last week: Two women pleaded "not guilty" to charges of practicing homosexuality, reports South Africa's News 24. This is believed to be the first such case in the central African nation involving women. The defendants are represented by noted attorney and human rights activist Alice Nkom. The attorney has "sought an annulment of the trial over alleged rights abuses."

Cameroon is one of at least 38 of Africa's 54 nations that currently have laws penalizing same-sex relations or even sexuality.  Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Cameroon also boasts one of continent's more repressive anti-LGBT regimes. Recent months  have seen an increase in arrests and prosecutions under section 347a of its penal code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual acts. The government is preparing to toughen its already harsh penalties against homosexuality by equating them with pedophilia.

Background:
Cameroon Urged to Release 2 Gay Youths
CAMEROON: 3 Gay Youths Sentenced to Five Years
CAMEROON: Alice Nkom Warns of Rise in Arrests
CAMEROON: 2 Teens, 2 Men Face Trial
2 Gay Youth Arrested for "Looking Feminine"
2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested

Cameroon Urged to Release 2 Gay Youths Sentenced to 5 Years Prison

More from Cameroon, where gay men are routinely and randomly arrested and subjected to legal ordeals that continue for years. Since late July, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old have been in police custody. Reports suggest the youths were arrested because they appeared "feminine". The two men received the maximum prison sentence of five years last week. A third man was sentenced in absentia after jumping bail.

Prominent human rights attorney and LGBT rights activist Alice Nkom  "told the BBC that the men were jailed because they looked like women," reports the LA Times. "The prosecution accused them of having oral sex in a car, a claim the men denied."

Amnesty International is urging President Paul Biya to release the young men.

"People accused of such crimes in Cameroon often face abuse and violence from other detainees or prison officers in detention. The two men must be released immediately and the Cameroonian authorities must repeal the country’s discriminatory anti-homosexuality laws," said Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International’s director for Africa.

In addition to the five-year prison sentence, the maximum sentence for homosexual acts in Cameroon, the men, only known as Francky, Jonas and Hilaire,, were each fined 200,000 CFA francs ($400). Their lawyer has appealed against the sentence.

Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon and the country has recently seen a wave of anti-gay persecution. At least ten individuals in Yaounde and Douala have been arrested under the discriminatory anti-gay laws since March this year. One man, Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, was convicted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on 28 April 2011. At least six others, arrested in July and August 2011, remain in custody, while three men were arrested and then released.

Cameroon is one of at least 32 of Africa's 54 nations that currently have laws penalizing same-sex relations or even sexuality. Three nations—Mauritania, Nigeria and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity.

The beautiful central African nation boasts one of continent's more repressive anti-LGBT regimes. Recent months, have seen an increase in arrests and prosecutions under section 347a of its penal code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual acts. The government is preparing to toughen its already harsh penalties against homosexuality by equating them with pedophilia.

Background:

CAMEROON: 3 Gay Youths Sentenced to Five Years
CAMEROON: Alice Nkom Warns of Rise in Arrests
CAMEROON: 2 Teens, 2 Men Face Trial
2 Gay Youth Arrested for "Looking Feminine"
2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested

NIGERIA: Activists Harassed During Testimony on Extreme Anti Gay Bill

More on the extreme anti-gay legislation proposed this week in Nigeria. The draconian bill proposed in Africa's most populous nation goes beyond merely banning same-sex marriage—which is already illegal—and would ban same sex relationships, ban same sex couples from living together, and prosecute their friends or human rights activists.

Nigerian gays and lesbians are often "too terrified" to speak out publicly against legislation,. But about 30 LGBT activists braved humiliation, "harassment" and "abuse" to voice opposition at Friday's senate hearing. The courageous activists were part of the Nigerian LGBTI in Diaspora Against Anti-Same Sex Laws and the report is by  Ogunyemi AdeKunle Bolu.

[A woman] from the LGBT coalition stepped forward to present the position paper. She was interjected many times by different religious and other homophobic groups present in the room with the aim to bully and humiliate her. However, she was soon overwhelmed by the unruly crowd and eventually broke down in tears. She managed to finish the presentation amidst abuses and offensive calls mostly from religious groups present.

The senators immediately assailed her with so many questions without giving her any space to catch her breath. Many of the questions asked were irrelevant and mostly intended to humiliate her; in fact many of the questions would pass as hate comments in any civilized country. Some of the questions asked by the senators were "Do you believe in God?" "Are you a lesbian?" "Do you know that homosexuality was imported from the western world to Africa?" Her response that she is a Catholic generated a lot of unprintable remarks.

The testimony is quite moving. Bravo to Ogunyemi AdeKunle Bolu and his friends for demonstrating so much courage under fire.

Under existing federal law, sodomy is punishable by jail. Twelve Islamic states in northern Nigeria have introduced the draconian Sharia law that has sentenced several gays to death. These sentences have never been enforced.

Since 2007, the National Assembly has twice proposed extreme anti-gay legislation, but the bills have stalled under international pressure. Previous versions of the bill banned gays from meeting, living together , reading LGBT websites or even going out to dinner.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission have written a letter to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission, urging legislators to reject the bill.

Some Background ...
NIGERIA: Hearings Begin on Extreme Legislation
Nigerian Village Vows to "Stone Any Homosexual"
EU Considers Suspending Aid to Nigeria
Nigerian Legislators Vote to Ban Gay Marriages
EU: Level of Homophobia in Nigeria "Unacceptable" 
Nigerian Mob Attacks Gay Activist
Nigerian Lynch Mob Storms Jail
Nigeria: 18 Gays Face Death Penalty
Nigerian Lesbian In Hiding After Reported Wedding
Nigeria's Homophobia Threatens Bid for Games
Nigeria One Step Closer to Outlawing Gays

NIGERIA: Hearings Begin on Extreme Anti-Gay Legislation

Nigeria becomes the latest African nation to propose anti-gay legislation. The draconian bill proposed in Africa's most populous nation goes beyond merely banning same-sex marriage—which is already illegal—and would ban same sex  relationships, ban same sex couples from living together, and prosecute their friends or human rights activists, reports Reuters.

Nigerian legislators started hearings this week on a bill that would criminalise same-sex marriage and could make it punishable by five years in jail. On Monday the senate opened debate on the bill proposed by a national assembly committee. The body is expected to vote on it in the next couple of weeks.

"(A) marriage contract entered between persons of the same gender is hereby prohibited in Nigeria," reads a version of the bill published on the senate website. "Any persons or group that witnesses ... that aids the solemnisation of a same sex marriage contract commits an offence and is liable to a term of 5 years imprisonment"

According to the senate website, one version of the bill would outlaw any "coming together of persons of same sex with the purpose of living together as husband and wife or for other purposes of same sexual relationship".

Under existing federal law,  sodomy is punishable by jail. Twelve Islamic states in northern Nigeria have introduced the draconian Sharia law that has sentenced several gays to death. These sentences have never been enforced.

Since 2007, the National Assembly has twice proposed extreme anti-gay legislation, but the bills have stalled under international pressure. Previous versions of the bill banned gays from meeting, living together , reading LGBT websites or even going out to dinner.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission have written a letter to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission, urging legislators to reject the bill.

The groups warn of "grave human rights issues" raised by the proposed law:

• Criminalizing individuals for "leaving together as husband and wife" further expands these punishments. They would no longer be limited to sexual acts between people of the same sex, but would potentially include mere cohabitation or any suspected "intimate relationship" between members of the same sex. Far less evidence would be needed for conviction, and prejudice and suspicion would be a basis for arrests. This threatens all Nigerians’ right to private life, the groups said.

• The proposed five-year sentence for anyone who “"witnesses, abet[s] and aids" a same-sex relationship is greater than the punishment stipulated in the bill for those who enter into a "same gender marriage." This provision could be used to punish anyone who gives any help or advice to a suspected “same gender” couple, for example, anyone who tells them their rights or approves of their relationships. Advocates, civil society organizations, and human rights defenders would be ready targets.

• Under the bill’s provisions, anyone – whether Nigerian or foreign – who enters into a "same gender marriage" or simply has a "same gender relationship" in another country and wishes to continue it in Nigeria, could be subject to criminal penalties when they set foot on Nigerian soil. This provides the state with even broader powers to invade people’s privacy.

In June 2011, the oil-rich West African nation lead opposition to the historic United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that condemned discrimination and violence against LGBT persons.

The pre-occupation with gays is a curious strategy for a nation that denies it has any LGBT citizens. In 2009 in Geneva, the Nigerian foreign minister told the United Nations that there are absolutely "no gays or lesbians" in the country of 146 million people.

Some Background ...
Nigerian Village Vows to "Stone Any Homosexual"
EU Considers Suspending Aid to Nigeria
Nigerian Legislators Vote to Ban Gay Marriages
EU: Level of Homophobia in Nigeria "Unacceptable" 
Nigerian Mob Attacks Gay Activist
Nigerian Lynch Mob Storms Jail
Nigeria: 18 Gays Face Death Penalty
Nigerian Lesbian In Hiding After Reported Wedding
Nigeria's Homophobia Threatens Bid for Games
Nigeria One Step Closer to Outlawing Gays

Human Rights Groups Pressure Cameroon to End Anti-LGBT Arrests

The international community is responding to the escalating situation in Cameroon, where gay men are routinely and randomly arrested and subjected to legal ordeals that continue for years.

Authorities must end anti-LGBT persecution and repeal laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relations, five human rights organizations said today in an open letter to Cameroon's President Paul Biya.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch joined the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), L’Association pour la Défense des Droits des Homosexuel(le)s (ADEFHO) and Alternatives Cameroun in urging the government to release all individuals detained under the discriminatory law.

"This use of criminal law to punish private sexual activity between consenting adults contravenes international human rights laws that Cameroon has signed and ratified," said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.

"“We are receiving an increasing number of reports that individuals are being targeted not only because of their sexual behaviour, which is the subject of these discriminatory laws, but because of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. This use of criminal law to punish identities, as well as behaviours, is deeply concerning,” he added.

"The organizations also ask that the government take steps to ensure the end of detentions, arrests and harassment of individuals on the grounds of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. In the last six months, at least ten individuals in Yaoundé and Douala have been arrested under the law.

The central African nation boasts one of Africa's more repressive anti-LGBT regimes. In recent months, there has been an increase in arrests and prosecutions under section 347a of its penal code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual acts. The government is reportedly preparing to toughen its already harsh penalties against homosexuality by equating them with pedophilia.

Since late July, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old have been in custody. Reports suggest the youths were arrested because they appeared "feminine".  The young men were beaten and tortured and charged under Section 347a. They were represented by noted attorney and human rights activist Alice Nkom.

The open letter comes at the same time All Out is conducting an online petition to President Biya to support the work of Nkom, who has successfully freed more than a dozen imprisoned gay men and founded the Association to Defend Homosexuals (ADEFHO). Nkom was threatened with arrest earlier this year. In 2007 she discovered an imprisoned gay man who was held for two years without trial. He was later released.

Says Nkom: "I've heard countless recent stories of homophobic violence throughout the country. In ten years of defending LGBT people in Cameroon, it has never been this bad."

More than 53,000 people have signed the petition so far. Join HERE.

Background:
CAMEROON: 2 Teens, 2 Men Face Trial
2 Gay Youth Arrested for "Looking Feminine"
2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested
UN Condemns Cameroon Anti-Gay Laws
Yaoundé 11 Free?

CAMEROON: 2 Gay Youth Arrested for "Looking Feminine", Tortured

Last week we posted the latest unfortunate news from the central African nation of Cameroon: Two young men were arrested on charges of homosexuality.

There are more developments: Three men were originally arrested, but the oldest suspect was released. The youth  were detained because they "appeared feminine." The men were tortured, charged under laws criminalizing homosexuality and appeared in court, reports Human Rights Watch.

Jonas, 19, and Franky, 20, were in the company of an older man on the night of July 25 and were returning from a bar when they were stopped by police officers [in] Yaoundé. According to the two detainees, the police at first assumed that Jonas and Franky were women because of their feminine appearance. However, upon checking their identification documents, in which Jonas and Franky were identified as male, the police took all three to the offices of the Regional Directorate of the Judicial Police of the first subdivision of Yaoundé, where they were held until August 1.

Cameroonian law declares that a detainee may be held for only up to 48 hours before being brought before a magistrate or judge. However, all three individuals were held for seven days before being charged. During this time, Jonas and Franky refused to make a statement to the police in the absence of legal representation. Members of the Association to Defend Homosexuals, who are representing them, informed Human Rights Watch that police personnel tortured and harassed them in custody. The third man was not harassed or beaten.

Jonas told ADEFHO that police slapped him and beat him on the soles of his feet to make him confess to being homosexual – both Jonas and Franky confessed. They also intimated that they did not receive food while in custody.

On August 1, the three individuals were taken to the Attorney of the Republic at the Court of First Instance, who issued warrants against Jonas and Franky, whose trial is scheduled to begin on August 18; the older man was released. Jonas and Franky remain in custody at the Central Prison in Kondengui, Yaoundé, awaiting trial.

Their first court appearance was 18 August. The youth were represented by noted Cameroonian lawyer and human rights activist Alice Nkom. They have plead not guilty, reports LGBT Asylum News.

Cameroon boasts one of Africa's more repressive anti-LGBT regimes. The nation has become infamous for routinely subjecting men accused of sodomy to legal ordeals that continue for years. Arrests and prosecutions under Cameroon's Section 347a have increased in recent months. Cameroonian LGBT activists reported the March arrest of three men for homosexuality.

Noted human rights lawyer Alice Nkom founded the Association to Defend Homosexuals (ADEFHO). In January, Nkom was threatened with arrest after ADEHO successfully applied for a €300,000 [USD $390,000] grant from the European Union to combat homophobia in Cameroon.

Nkom captured international attention in 2005 and 2006 when she successfully freed the Yaoundé 11, who were arrested in a June 2005 raid on a gay bar and served  a year behind bars. In 2007 she discovered an imprisoned gay man who was held for two years without trial. He was later released.

Background:
2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested
UN Condemns Cameroon Anti-Gay Laws
Yaoundé 11 Free?

CAMEROON: Outrage After 2 Gay Youth Face Trial for Homosexuality

More disturbing news from the central African nation of Cameroon, where gay men are routinely and randomly arrested and subjected to legal ordeals that continue for years. International human rights activists are calling for the immediate release of two young men who were scheduled to stand trial this week on charges of homosexuality

The two young men have been identified only as Jonas, 19, and Francky, 20. Both were arrested July 25 outside a nightclub the capital city of Yaounde. They have been charged under the country's draconian penal code, reports The Guardian.

They were charged under section 347a of the Cameroonian penal code, which criminalises same-sex sexual acts. They are now being held at Yaounde's Kondengui central prison. If convicted, they face up to five years behind bars.

Homophobia is widespread in Cameroon, with gay men frequently subjected to legal prosecution. In March this year, Jean-Claude Roger Mbede was jailed for three years for homosexuality after apparently falling victim to entrapment by the security forces.

Amnesty reported that Mbede was serving his sentence at Kondengui central prison, known for its overcrowding, poor sanitation and inadequate food supplies. He is said to be in poor physical and mental health and to have been denied medical treatment. He told visitors he had been sleeping on the ground since his imprisonment in March. He is appealing against his conviction and sentence.

The plight of LGBTs in the Cameroon received international attention earlier this month from London. For the third time this summer, an Air France pilot refused to deport a gay man from London to Cameroon. Forty-three-year-old Joseph Kaute applied for asylum in the UK last November. The application was rejected in February. Authorities have attempted to deport Kaute from the UK, but activists have successfully pressured Air France and its pilots,

Arrests and prosecutions under Section 347a have increased in recent months. Cameroonian LGBT activists reported the March arrest of three men for homosexuality.

Noted human rights lawyer Alice Nkom, who successfully freed more than a dozen imprisoned gay men and founded the Association to Defend Homosexuals (ADEFHO), was threatened with arrest earlier this year. In 2007 she discovered an imprisoned gay man who was held for two years without trial. He was later released.

Background:
Air France Refuses to Deport Gay Asylum Seeker
CAMEROON: 3 More Arrests for Homosexuality
Cameroon: Pro-LGBT Attorney Threatened w/ Arrest
Cameroon Sentences Journalist to 6 Months
Cameroon Sentences Three for Homosexuality
Gay Man Imprisoned for Two Years Without Trial
"Homosexuelle en Afrique"
Cameroon Gay Man Re-Arrested
UN Condemns Cameroon Anti-Gay Laws
Yaoundé 11 Free?

REPORT: Usher Donates Gadhafi Money to Amnesty International

This is major. Not only has Usher reportedly donated the substantial fee he received from Mutassim Gadhafi—the son of Col. Muammar Gadhafi and the Libyan national security adviser coordinating the bloody crackdown that has killed thousands—but he donated it to Amnesty International.

Usher said Friday he's "sincerely troubled" to learn he appeared at a concert in St. Bart's linked to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family and plans donate his concert fee to human rights organizations. Usher did not perform but was paid to appear at the private concert featuring Beyonce in 2009.

"I am sincerely troubled to learn about the circumstances surrounding the Nikki Beach St. Bart's event that took place on New Year's Eve 2009, " he said in a statement released to The Associated Press. "I will be donating all of my personal proceeds from that event to various human rights organizations."

The statement said Usher made a contribution Friday to Amnesty International, which the organization confirmed. The group said Usher requested the donation amount be private.

Earlier this week, Beyonce and Nelly Furtado renounced their performances at private concerts for the Gadhafi family. The Libyan leaders are responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians in Libya, where entire cities and provinces are revolting against the dictatorship. The entertainers have promised to give their fees to charity or said they have already done so.

Gadhafi and his sons face investigation for war crimes.

And as for Mariah Carey?

Carey said she was unaware of whom she was performing for and "embarrassed." She announced she will donate royalties for the song "Save the Day," which she has written for her upcoming album, to charities that create awareness for human-rights issues.

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