Supreme Court, judgement 2907/2008 (Italy)

Category: Case Law
Source: National Authorities
Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Refugee/Asylum, LGBT+
Place: Italy
Year: 2007
URL: <a href="http://www.articolo29.it/decisionistranieri/corte-di-cassazione-sezione-prima-sentenza-del-23112007-n-2907/">http://www.articolo29.it/decisionistranieri/corte-di-cassazione-sezione-prima-sentenza-del-23112007-n-2907/

For the first time, the Supreme Court recognised that criminalisation of homosexuality may give rise to a persecution in a case related to an asylum seeker from Marocco, who was previously denied the refugee status.