Statement by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), 17 May 2015
As we get ready to mark this year's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I appeal to all governments and societies to promote the values of tolerance and respect for diversity, and to build a world where no one has to be afraid because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Over 40 countries worldwide now recognize, as does my Office, that persecution of LGBTI people may constitute a valid ground for asylum under the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is my hope that more and more States will adopt this approach in the future. People fleeing homophobic and transphobic discrimination and violence often experience multiple persecution, at home and in countries of asylum, including from within their own families and communities. On this day, I call on States and societies to provide them with better protection, and to eliminate all such forms of violence and discrimination.
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A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015
22 Dec 2015 ... GENEVA, Dec 22 (UNHCR) - Persecution, conflict and poverty have driven a staggering one million people to seek safety in Europe in 2015, according to estimates by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the ...... -
Note on certain aspects of sexual violence against refugee women
12 Oct 1993 ... law 26 - 28 2. Sexual violence as persecution under the refugee definition 29 - 29 3. ... and girls have been employed as a method of persecution in systematic campaigns of terror and ...... -
Regional Strategic Presentation Summary: Bureau for Europe
1 Mar 2005 ... to strengthen their capacity to protect and assist people fleeing persecution and serious harm. ... regional analysis of gender-related persecution in national laws and practice has detected a ...... -
No. 3: Cancellation of Refugee Status. Sibylle Kapferer
1 Mar 2003 ... ... On the other hand, those who did have a well-founded fear of persecution and were rightly recognised ... Those who were rightly recognised, because they did have a well- founded fear of persecution under ...... -
Signing on Could Make all the Difference
1 Aug 2001 ... residence; has a well founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, ... country, or to return there, for fear of persecution.” THE 1951 CONVENTION RELATING TO THE ...... -
UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, First Edition (complete publication)
1 Jan 2008 ... ... – raising awareness about gender- related persecution among decision-makers 4.2.6 Refugee status ... These changes have affected everyone fleeing violence and persecution, but they have affected women ...... -
Handbook on Voluntary Repatriation: International Protection
1 Jan 1996 ... ... chance to break away from being victims of persecution and to become a genuine part of the solution. ... country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, armed conflict, generalized violence or ...... -
Protecting Refugees: A Field Guide for NGOs - Produced Jointly by UNHCR and its NGO Partners
1 Sep 1999 ... ... of origin; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her - race, - religion, - ... to avail him/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution. ...... -
Guidelines on International Protection No. 2: "Membership of a Particular Social group" within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (HCR/GIP/02/02)
7 May 2002 ... ... persecution. Thus, to preserve the structure and integrity of the Convention’s definition of a refugee, a social group cannot be defined exclusively by the fact that it is targeted for persecution ......