February 14, 2025
As protections for LGBTQ+ people are rolled back in parts of the world, the European Union has said that the number of asylum applications based on sexual orientation and gender identity have increased in recent years.
Yet many European countries are looking to limit migration, stirring worries among LGBTQ+ advocates that this vulnerable group could be impacted.
February 04, 2025
In Kenya, refugee claims based on sexual orientation or gender identity are facing long delays, which is preventing LGBTQ+ asylum applicants from being resettled in other countries.
There are more than 219,000 asylum seekers in Kenya whose refugee status has not yet been determined, the United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said this month. Among them are LGBTQ+ refugees from neighbouring countries.
January 24, 2025
LONDON - As Donald Trump entered office this week, advocates for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers fear people trying to reach the United States for safety will face greater obstacles and dangers under his administration.
Before he took office, Trump vowed to toughen immigration enforcement to make it harder for everyone to migrate to the United States.
May 22, 2023
After months of hiding from the Taliban, Mohammed fled Afghanistan and spent weeks travelling, first to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, then onto Europe to seek asylum.
When he reached Ireland, Mohammed said he hoped for "a safe place to rest, and the possibility to work". Instead, he found himself homeless on the streets of Dublin.
May 22, 2023
Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year sparked the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two, but also a wave of solidarity as thousands opened their homes to Ukrainians and EU states gave them rights and benefits akin to their own citizens.
The European Union swiftly granted temporary protection to millions of fleeing Ukrainians, giving them immediate rights to work and access to education, healthcare, welfare and housing, almost the same as local nationals.
May 22, 2023
Kabinet Camara says he fled in fear from the west African state of Guinea six years ago after receiving threats because of his work at an organisation fighting child exploitation.
"The government started opposing me and it was very hard to defend myself from the attacks. Eventually, I was forced to flee," he said.