ILGA-Europe welcomes EU Court of Justice ruling that LGBTI people are eligible for asylum in the EU
ILGA-Europe welcomed the EU Court of Justice ruling which clarifies that LGBTI asylum seekers from many countries around the world clearly belong to a particular social group which is united by violence, degrading treatment and fear of persecution because of their sexual orientation and are entitled to claim asylum in the EU.
They particularly welcome the Court’s rejection of completely unreasonable and degrading requirements noticed in some countries when LGBTI asylum seekers were suggested to ‘tone down’ their homosexuality, be ‘discreet’ and therefore be ‘safe’ back in their home countries.
