"The love that dare not speak its name"
om sexuell läggning och flyktingskap
HomosexuellaSexuell läggningFlyktingarAsylsökandeAsylpolitikIranJuridical scienceRättsvetenskapJuridikHuman rightsMänskliga rättigheterLaw and Political Science
The purpose of this composition was to examine which international and Swedish laws exist to govern the protection of asylum seekers claiming persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation. Additionally I wanted to look at what the need for such a right to refuge would be based upon, i.e. why asylum seekers ought to be granted such protection. In order to fulfil my objectives I based my material on international and Swedish laws, comparing these to studies of what negative impact growing up and living as homosexual in an oppressed environment can have on the individual, psychologically and socially. To highlight and exemplify my material I used Iran as a case-study to reflect my facts upon.I found that there has been, and still seems to be a lack of interest in and commitment to the persecution of homosexuals around the world. International laws don't seem to be enough and the changes that have taken place are too recent to seem to have made a difference for the protection of homosexuals in the asylum-process, both internationally and in Sweden. My conclusion is that there ought to be a stronger effort made to change the situation for homosexuals in oppressed states and to do this partially through more effective refugee-laws, making it easier for homosexuals to apply for and be granted status as refugees.