Court of Appeal of L’Aquila, judgment 5 April 2017 (Italy)

Subject Area

Sexual Orientation/Sexuality
Refugee/Asylum
LGBT+

Source

National Authorities

Type

Case Law

Location

Italy

Year Published

2017

Summary

The case is related to an asylum seeker from Ghana who was denied the refugee status because in his country no persecution could be found in relation to sexual minorities. The Court of Appeal quashed the decision of the Tribunal of first instance, stating that it is known that in Ghana a fear of persecution for sexual minorities is well founded, and granted the refugee status.