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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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 ...... -
Global Trends 2015 Video
20 Jun 2016 ... UNHCR's annual Global Trends report shows that 65.3 million people, or one person in 113, were displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015.... -
Education refugees around the world
30 Nov 2003 ... People who have left their homes, fleeing war and persecution, have little to depend on but their ... are forced to live away from their homes as a result of conflict and persecution around the world. ...... -
Protecting Refugees: A Field Guide for NGOs (produced jointly by UNHCR and its NGO partners)
1 May 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. ...... -
Speech by Mr. Felix Schnyder, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the International Council of Voluntary Agencies, 23 September 1963
23 Sep 1963 ... on man, the suffering of refugees beset by persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality ... Down through mediaeval and subsequent times, the alternation of persecution and flight has remained ...... -
Address by Mr. Poul Hartling, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 6 March 1981
6 Mar 1981 ... the products of conflict and persecution, have been an almost constant feature of human history. ... their human rights, violations accompanying war, civil strife and individual or group persecution. ...... -
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie applauds courage of refugees in India
6 Nov 2006 ... Burmese women who told her how they fled persecution in their homelands and found safety in India. ... "It's very upsetting to hear about the persecution the refugees have endured," Jolie said. After a ...... -
UNHCR and ILO sign memo on helping refugees to find work
1 Jul 2016 ... GENEVA (UNHCR) – Amid rising forced displacement from conflict and persecution and a crisis in humanitarian funding, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Labour Organization today ...... -
Montagnards find peace and new homeland in Finland
31 Aug 2006 ... Nam due to land confiscation and religious persecution and finally finding refuge and peace in ... government cracked down on protests against alleged land confiscation and religious persecution. ......