Śledzińska-Simon and Śmiszek, ‘LGBTI asylum claims’, 2013
- Category: Literature
- Source: NGOs, Academic
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Refugee/Asylum, LGBT+
- Place: Europe
- Year: 2013
- File: sledzinskasimon-smiszek
Anna Śledzińska-Simon and Krzysztof Śmiszek, ‘LGBTI asylum claims: the Central and Eastern European perspective’, Forced Migration Review, 42, 16-18, 2013
Abstract
Recent research indicates that CEE countries still lag far behind the rest of Europe in their asylum practices in relation to LGBTI asylum claims. Low levels of awareness, lack of guidance and cultural hostility are jeopardising asylum seekers’ prospects for fair treatment.