First section, Application no. 31428/18, S.A.C. against the United Kingdom, lodged on 5 July 2018

Summary

This application concerns a Bangladeshi national who had claimed asylum on the ground that he feared persecution on return to Bangladesh as a gay/bisexual man. He was denied international protection. The applicant complains under Article 3 of the ECHR that he faces a real risk of serious and irreversible harm upon return to Bangladesh as an LGBT person. [Source: ELENA Weekly Legal Update – 02 November 2018]