Hevi LGBTI Association, ‘LGBTI Refugees’, 2019 Abstract This book, ‘LGBTI Refugees’, was prepared by Hevi LGBTI Association, the Hevi working team on LGBTI refugees, and with the support of the specialists in their field. To begin with, we want to point out the violation of rights, originating from the definations of the terms ‘Refugee, Asylum-Seeker, … Read more
Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality
Hevi LGBTI Association, ‘Education Program on Fighting Racism in the Field of LGBTI’, 2019
BF (Albania) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 1781 (25 October 2019)
Andrew DJ Shield, ‘New in Town: Gay Immigrants and Geosocial Dating Apps’, in Alexander Dhoest, Lukasz Szulc and Bart Eeckhout (eds.), LGBTQs, Media, and Culture in Europe, London: Routledge, 2017, 244-261
Claerwen O’hara, ‘The gap between immutability and perceptibility: Issues experienced by sexual minority asylum seekers in the context of the “membership of a particular social group” ground’, 2013 Abstract: Despite the persecution of sexual minorities being a widely-recognised ground for claiming asylum, this category of asylum seekers still experience a plethora of problems. This is … Read more
On 11 October 2019, the EU Home Affairs Committee published its report on ‘Brexit: refugee protection and asylum policy’ which highlights the potentially significant implications of Brexit for asylum policy, and for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. The report states: ‘The SOGICA Project—a four-year research project on the social and legal experiences of … Read more
Douglas McDonald, ‘Freedom To Be: Assessing the Claims of LGBTQ Asylum Seekers’, 10 Socio-Legal Review, 2014, 35-52 Abstract This paper assesses contemporary dilemmas in the assessment of asylum claims based upon sexual identity, including international legal challenges to previously-prevailing notions that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (“LGBTQ”) asylum seekers may escape persecution through ‘discretion’; … Read more
In 2019, the SOGICA project, in collaboration with partner organisations, submitted Freedom of Information requests about SOGI asylum to the relevant government departments in Germany, Italy and the UK with varying degrees of success. Germany SOGICA prepared questions for a parliamentary request that was submitted by Ulla Jelpke and others, Die Linke, on 17 May … Read more
Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ulla Jelpke, Doris Achelwilm, Dr. André Hahn, Gökay Akbulut, Simone Barrientos, Nicole Gohlke, Cornelia Möhring, Amira Mohamed Ali, Niema Movassat, Norbert Müller (Potsdam), Petra Pau, Martina Renner, Dr. Petra Sitte, Kersten Steinke, Friedrich Straetmanns, Dr. Kirsten Tackmann und der Fraktion DIE LINKE. Situation von LSBTI-Geflüchteten Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 19/10308, 17.05.2019 … Read more
Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ulla Jelpke, Doris Achelwilm, Dr. André Hahn, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion DIE LINKE. – Drucksache 19/10308 – Situation von LSBTI-Geflüchteten Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 19/10733 06.06.2019 [SOGICA had prepared this parliamentary request, which was edited and submitted by Ulla Jelpke/ The LINKE]