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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Guidelines on International Protection No. 6: Religion-Based Refugee Claims under Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (HCR/GIP/04/06)
28 Apr 2004 ... to the Status of Refugees and when determining what constitutes “persecution” in this context. ... 1951 Convention show that religion-based persecution formed an integral and accepted part of the ...... -
Live Blog: World Refugee Day kicks off amid record displacement
20 Jun 2016 ... to grim figures showing that wars and persecution have driven more people from their homes ... such gestures across Italy, to which many refugees fleeing war and persecution have turned for help. ...... -
The Secretary-General: Message on World Refugee Day 2008
20 Jun 2008 ... a humane reply, the protection of those forced to flee their countries in escape from persecution. ... and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” The United Nations Refugee Convention of ...... -
Unit plan for ages 9-11 in History: Refugees in History
6 Mar 2007 ... there have been refugees throughout history: where there is persecution, there will be refugees. ... Search for a better life (migrants) Escape from persecution human rights violation and /or war ...... -
Top UNHCR official spotlights difficulties faced by LGBTI refugees
20 Sep 2012 ... intersex people who flee overseas to escape persecution in their home countries face a wide range of ... "The persecution they flee from is at times repeated in the country of asylum and also within ...... -
So Close yet so Far from Safety (2)
1 Dec 2014 ... means, thousands of people threatened by persecution and serious human rights violations in their ... based on solidarity, burden-sharing and protection to those fleeing persecution and violence. ...... -
Forced displacement at record 68.5 million
19 Jun 2018 ... Wars, violence and persecution uprooted record numbers of men, women and children worldwide last ... Refugees who have fled their countries to escape conflict and persecution accounted for 25.4 ...... -
Note on International Protection
14 May 1997 ... human rights abuses, that often amount to persecution; the very objective of some civil conflicts ... The traditional role of the nation-state in war, as in persecution, is increasingly shared with ...... -
HIV and Refugees Policy Brief
1 Jan 2007 ... POLICY BRIEF Context Conflict, persecution and violence affect millions of people worldwide, forcing ... person who, owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality ......