LGBTQI and forced migrants (Forced Migration Review 42)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
FMR 42 Grantmaking for SOGI programmes
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity a relatively new field for funders, the opportunity exists for funders to exert strateg...
FMR 42 LGBT aid workers: deployment dilemmas
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
LGBT aid workers and their managers confront a number of dilemmas in deciding whether LGBT staff will be safe - and accepted - working in certain coun...
FMR 42 Gender identity and disaster response in Nepal
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Agencies need to be mindful of the special needs of LGBTI victims of disasters in order to enhance protection and minimise unintended harmful conseque...
FMR 42 Protection in the city: some good practice in Nairobi
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a challenging protection environment, an assistance programme for LGBTI refugees in Nairobi offers examples of good practice that could be rep...
FMR 42 Identity and integration in Israel and Kenya
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Expression of non-conforming sexual orientation and gender identity depends on social, legal, cultural and political opportunities which provide space...
FMR 42 A model immigration detention facility for LGBTI?
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The US has taken some positive steps to improve the treatment of gay and transgender asylum seekers in immigration detention but could make improvemen...
FMR 42 LGBTI migrants in immigration detention
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
As states increasingly use detention as a means of controlling migration flows, sexual minority migrants find themselves in detention facilities where...
FMR 42 LGBT refugee resettlement in the US: emerging best practices
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
US refugee resettlement agencies are directing more attention and effort toward assisting LGBT refugees and asylum seekers, and best practices are beg...
FMR 42 Towards inclusive resettlement for LGBTI refugees
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Practical initiatives, such as creating a welcoming space, ensuring confidentiality, training staff, providing critical resources and fostering inclus...
FMR 42 City planning for sexual diversity: new policies in Bogotá
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In 2009 the city council of Bogotá introduced a policy to guarantee equal rights for LGBT people in the city.
FMR 42 Kosovo: what does the future hold for LGBT people?
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
States considering such claims need to look beyond Kosovo's apparently progressive constitution to the rather different reality on the ground.
FMR 42 Assessing transgender asylum claims
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It can be challenging for all asylum seekers to demonstrate that they are at risk of persecution but perhaps even more so for transgender applicants.
FMR 42 Challenges to producing LGB-specific Country of Origin Information
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Evaluations of whether LGB asylum claimants have a well-founded fear of persecution frequently require Country of Origin Information but information o...
FMR 42 Asylum for persecuted homosexuals in the Republic of Korea
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Two recent successful claims for asylum suggest that the Republic of Korea may be prepared to serve in the future as an important country of asylum fo...
FMR 42 Resources for those representing asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Resources for those representing asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation.
FMR 42 Barriers to justice in the UK
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, there have been significant legal advances in the treatment of the cases of lesbian and gay asylum seekers in the UK. However, signif...
FMR 42 Seeking asylum in the UK: lesbian perspectives
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Many aspects of the UK asylum process can be confusing, disempowering and traumatic for lesbian asylum seekers. Recent research examines the impacts o...
FMR 42 LGBT refugee protection in the UK: from discretion to belief?
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government used to have no specific guidance or training for decision-makers for claims brought on the grounds of sexual orientation. It was on...
FMR 42 Sexual orientation and gender identity: developments in EU law
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The amended version of the EU Qualification Directive, adopted in 2011, marks further progress in ensuring LGBTI applicant' rights by explicitly addin...
FMR 42 LGBTI refugees: the Brazilian case
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Public policies in defence and in favour of LGBT people are neither sufficient nor effective in reducing homophobic violence in Brazil.
FMR 42 Global human rights frameworks applicable to LGBTI migrants
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Although no international legal instrument exists to specifically protect the human rights of LGBTI individuals, over recent years international legal...
FMR 42 LGBTI asylum claims - the Central and Eastern European perspective
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Low levels of awareness, lack of guidance and cultural hostility are jeopardising asylum seekers' prospects for fair treatment.
FMR 42 "On what grounds?" LGBT asylum claims in Canada
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A number of positive developments have occurred over the past two decades to create more robust protection and community support within Canada, but re...
FMR 42 The Rainbow Group in Mae La camp
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Discrimination, verbal abuse and physical and sexual violence follow Burmese LGBTI people who cross into Thailand to seek shelter in camps.
FMR 42 Mental health challenges of LGBT forced migrants
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health providers can assist in documenting the psychological impact of anti-LGBT persecution and its impact on the ability to secure refugee st...
FMR 42 New UNHCR SOGI Guidelines
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
New UNHCR SOGI Guidelines.
Fmr 42 Ensuring protection for LGBTI Persons of Concern
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
There needs to be greater awareness not only of the specific protection concerns relating to LGBTI individuals but also of related jurisprudence and g...
FMR 42 LGBT: equally entitled to human rights and dignity
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Recognition that LGBT rights are universal rights is gaining ground. The trend, finally, is positive. But greater respect for LGBT rights and inclusio...
FMR 42 From the editors
08 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
From the editors.