Court of The Hague [Rechtbank Den Haag], Applicant (2) v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), NL21.10059, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2022:11904, 09 November 2022 [Netherlands] Abstract The case concerned a minor applicant from Iran who claimed that she would be at risk of persecution due to her alleged sexual orientation. Her statements regarding … Read more
Place: Europe
Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicant v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), 202200554/1/V2, ECLI:NL:RVS:2022:1760, 22 June 2022 [Netherlands] Abstract The applicant, national of Iran based her asylum application on the fact that she is a lesbian and that she left Iran to escape forced … Read more
National Court of Asylum [Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile (CNDA)], M.A. v French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA), No 22058695 C+, 26 July 2023 [France] Abstract The applicant, an Iranian national, submitted an application for international protection in France. The OFPRA rejected this application on 15 September 2022. The applicant … Read more
Case C-247/23, VP v Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság, 13 March 2025, ECLI:EU:C:2025:172 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5(1)(d) – Principle of accuracy – Article 16 – Right to … Read more
NQIfFM, ‘Submission in reply to the Call for Evidence by the European Commission regarding the EU LGBTIQ equality strategy for 2026-2030’, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2025 Summary The European Commission opened a call for evidence in relation to the EU LGBTIQ equality strategy for 2026-2030 (https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14551-EU-LGBTIQ-equality-strategy-for-2026-2030_en). This is “a new strategy to combat the inequalities … Read more
Deborah Faudoa Rodríguez, ‘An intersectional approach to LGBTIQ+ Iranian refugees in the United Kingdom: A blog post’, NQIfFM, Brighton, 2022 Excerpt In the present text I will briefly contextualize the current situation LGBTIQ+ people face in Iran, as well as the difficult process they go through when trying to apply for refugee status in Europe. … Read more
NQIfFM submission to the Call for Input by the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on ‘Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in relation to forced displacement’, 2025 1. This submission is based on research from the project ‘Negotiating Queer Identities Following Forced Migration (NQIfFM): A … Read more
Third Section, Application no. 56390/21, M.I. v. Switzerland, decision of 12 November 2024 Summary Removal to Iran without a fresh assessment of the risk of ill-treatment as a homosexual man in Iran and of availability of State protection against such treatment by non-State actors would entail a breach of Article 3 ECHR EUR 7,000 in … Read more
Aino Gröndahl, ‘Rejection motivations in SOGIESC asylum cases in Sweden: A Case Law Analysis of the Migration Agency’s, the Migration Courts’ and the Migration Court of Appeal’s Assessments of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression Asylum Claims’, RFSL, 2024 Abstract This report presents critical findings regarding the credibility assessments that Swedish migration authorities require … Read more
Shirin Heidari, Ryan Whitacre, Jinan Usta, Meric Caglar, Thanasis Tyrovolas, Aesha Rajan, Monica A Onyango, ‘Liminality and transactional sex among queer refugees: Insights from Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and Switzerland’, Journal of Refugee Studies, 2024 Abstract People of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions who have been forcibly displaced (hereafter referred to as ‘queer refugees’) … Read more