Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Merit's Courts (England) - Court of Appeal of London

Date: 07/31/2008

Subject: The Court of Appeal has rejected the claim for asylum of an Iranian citizen on the ground of his homosexuality. According to the Court, a discreet way of life would allow the claimant to live in Iran without running into serious risk of persecution and, therefore, without the risks for rights provided by article 3 of the ECHR.

Parties: XY (Iran) e Secretary of State for the Home Department

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 18 Right to asylum - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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