Tag: asylum seekers
LGBTQ asylum seekers slam Suella Braverman after she states that anti-gay persecution is insufficient grounds for claims
Both Zain and Monsur have lived openly in the United Kingdom without fear of persecution. Sky News spoke with them about what may happen if they were returned to their various countries, where LGBTQ populations are still marginalised.
«We cannot turn a blind eye…»: new PACE report adopted on Chechnya
The first comprehensive report issued by an international organisation on the widespread human rights abuses inflicted on the LGBTI communities in Chechnya was adopted last night.
UN fails Ugandan LGBTI refugees abused in Kenya
“Ugandan LGBTIs have fled attempts to arrest and kill them. They have sought safety in Kenya but instead suffer arrest, beatings, hunger, insanitary conditions and sexual exploitation.
Norway imprisons gay asylum seekers claims Skeiv Verden
Norway is the second best country for gays in the world. Nevertheless, Norway imprison and deport half of homosexual asylum seekers to countries where they are killed claims Skeiv Verden.
Canada Levels the Playing Field for LGBTI Refugees
For the first time, Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) published guidelines on screening asylum seekers who fled their countries for reasons involving sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.