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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UNHCR's Background Note on Ethnic Albanians from Kosovo Who are in Continued Need of International Protection
1 Mar 2000 ... The systematic persecution described in earlier UNHCR and OSCE documents no longer prevails. As a ... violence, harassment, and discrimination – amounting in many cases to persecution – has emerged. ...... -
Full Report - Beyond Proof. Credibility Assessment in EU Asylum Systems
31 May 2013 ... ... of the Applicant’s Lack of Fear of Persecution or Risk of Serious Harm ... into account in the analysis of well-founded fear of persecution and real risk of serious harm. ...... -
Trafficking for sexual exploitation: victim protection in international and domestic asylum law. Tyler Marie Christensen
Apr 2011 ... ... (2) she has a well founded fear of persecution, for reasons of race, religion, nationality, ... Fear of persecution, it should be noted, need not be the initial factor in the victim’s departure ...... -
The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Human displacement in the new millennium - Chapter 2: Safeguarding asylum
19 Apr 2006 ... ... a clear distinction between the victims of persecution and the perpetrators of terrorist violence, ... some best practice in refugee protection, such as recognition of persecution by non-state actors. ...... -
International protection for trafficked persons and those who fear being trafficked, Kaori Saito
20 Dec 2007 ... ... This harm may amount to persecution and therefore the persons affected by trafficking could be ... with fear of persecution upon returning home, with claims falling within the 1951 Convention. ...... -
UNHCR Family Reunification
29 Mar 2016 ... caused by forced displacement, such as from persecution and war, family reunification is often the ... back to the lives of persons who have fled persecution or serious harm and have lost family during ...... -
Remarks by the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
8 Jul 2020 ... And so began international efforts to protect those fleeing persecution and conflict. Seventy years ... and the absolute prohibition on the return of a refugee to the place of persecution or conflict. ...... -
Death of transgender asylum seeker in Guatemala highlights increased risks and protection needs for LGBTI community
6 Aug 2020 ... Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and related movement restrictions, violence and persecution against ... family, had fled gender-based violence and persecution by gangs in her native El Salvador and ...... -
Presentation by Erika Feller, Director, Department of International Protection, UNHCR: Alternative Futures: Developing an Agenda for Legal Research in Asylum: The 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol - Reinvigorating the Refugee Protection Regime
1 Jan 2000 ... These include that refugees should not be returned to face persecution, or the threat of persecution (principle of non-refoulement); that protection must be extended to all refugees without ......